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Case Law

Here you will find a selection of decisions from French and European courts, authorities, and offices. Various teams at CASALONGA were involved in some of the cases handled. Other cases are mentioned here due to their particular importance

11 December 2012

Paris Appeal Court - SANOFI-AVENTIS & al v. NOVARTIS & al

The Companies SANOFI-AVENTIS FRANCE, SANOFI WINTHROP INDUSTRIE and ZENTIVA KS (hereinafter SANOFI companies) were represented by Arnaud CASALONGA, lawyer assisted by Gérard Dossmann, Patent Attorney.

The NOVARTIS Companies, considering that offering, putting on the market, use, importation and possession by SANOFI of the pharmaceutical specialties comprising Valsartan in (…)

14 November 2012

Paris Appeal Court - PTC v/ THYSSEN KRUP and al

The PTC company was represented by Arnaud Casalonga, Lawyer, assisted by Olivier Delprat, Patent Attorney. The Paris Court of Appeal confirms the validity of the PTC patent and decides that THYSSENKRUPP has infringed this patent.

This judgment of the Court of Appeal of Paris ends a process which took place over 13 years. The PTC company holds a French patent for a vibrator with variable moment for (…)

28 September 2012

Paris Appeal Court - ERARD v/ SKF FRANCE

The Company SKF was represented by Arnaud Casalonga Lawyer, assisted by Axel Casalonga, Patent Attorney. The Court decision definitively rejected all claims for infringement directed against SKF.

The owner of the French patent No. 05 09004 relating to a display screen support, accused the company SKF EQUIPMENT SA to have infringe its patent. The Court finds, first, (…)

29 June 2012

Paris 1st Instance Court - OPENSUN and AKENA v/ ABRISUD

The company ABRISUD was represented by Arnaud CASALONGA, Lawyer. The decision exempts ABRISUD of any infringement and unfair competition.

The company OPENSUN, which is behind a modular shelter, kind of a veranda, having a circular shape with a plurality of rotating and moving elements incorporating transparent (…)

5 June 2012

Paris 1st Instance Court - ERLA TECHNOLOGIES v/ PETRO TEC and SNCF

The French railroad company SNCF was represented by Caroline Casalonga, Lawyer, assisted by Axel Casalonga, Patent Attorney. The decision revokes the patent which was opposed against SNCF and decides that the SNCF committed no unfair competition act.

The company ERLA owns the French patent 01 14962, which relates to a fuel distribution system to avoid having to move locomotives, railcars and other railway vehicles compared (…)

15 May 2012

Cour de cassation - ANPAA c/ RICARD

Les enjeux : dans quelle mesure une publicité utilisant des personnages de bande dessinée est-elle contraire aux dispositions du Code de la Santé Publique ?

10 ans après le début de la procédure, la Cour de Cassation a assoupli son interprétation du Code de la Santé Publique (loi Evin). Dans cette affaire, il s’agissait de (…)

24 January 2012

EPO - JEAN CHEREAU SAS v/ SCHMITZ CARGOBULL AG

The patentee, Jean Chereau SAS, was represented by Julien Thon and Axel Casalonga, European Patent Attorneys. The decision of the Opposition Division is entirely favorable to the patentee and maintains the patent as granted.

The company Schmitz Cargobull formed opposition against European Patent No. 1612126 of Jean Chereau SAS on the basis of lack of novelty and inventive step. The invention (…)