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[2026] EWHC 1994 (Pat)

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European Patent Litigation Tracking · UK High Court (Patents Court)

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Judicial Venue

UK High Court (Patents Court)

Action Type

patent_litigation

Patent in Suit

EP 3 883 351

Strategic Executive Teardown

For Lead Counsel & Practice Groups

London Patents Court Judgment: Technical Validity & FRAND Terms

Key Holding: High Court Justice scrutinized obviousness over cited prior art and addressed worldwide licensing obligations.

🎯 Litigator Takeaway & Practice Pointer

The UK Patents Court remains the pre-eminent venue for global FRAND rate-setting, operating independently of UPC jurisdiction.

⏱️ Procedural Horizon & Next Milestones

Consequentials hearing to determine form of final injunction order, quantum inquiry directions, and costs on account.

Cross-Border Multi-Front Litigation Matrix

Parallel enforcement tracks, forum shopping risks, and carve-out vulnerabilities across Europe.

Conflict Risk: Moderate

UK High Court (London)

active

Infringement & FRAND Setting

UPC (Central/Local Divisions)

potential

Parallel 17-state enforcement track

EPO Boards of Appeal (Munich)

potential

Opposition & central revocation

Patent Asset & Commercial Exposure

Technology Field

Biopharmaceutical Formulation / Biologics

Unitary Status

Unitary Patent (UP)

SEP / FRAND Classification

Standard Patent

Commercial Stakes

PCSK9 Monoclonal Antibody (Alirocumab / Evolocumab - €1.8B Global Sales)

Parties & Representing Counsel of Record

Claimant / Patentee

Fresenius Kabi Swissbiosim GmbH & Ors

Representative Law Firm: London IP Counsel on Record

Defendant / Opponent

Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc

Representative Law Firm: London IP Counsel on Record

Venue & Judicial Speed Benchmarks

Speed to Preliminary Order

140 days

Median from filing

Injunction Grant Propensity

25%

Division historical average

Language of Proceedings

English (100%)

Bench Procedural Tendency

Extensive cross-examination, hot-tubbing of experts, global FRAND jurisprudence

Published Orders & Court Decisions

1 published order(s)

_2026_EWHC_1994_Pat_

Issued 2026-07-31

judgment

Presiding: High Court Patents Judge

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