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BPatG O2024/002

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European Patent Litigation Tracking · Swiss Federal Patent Court (St. Gallen)

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Judicial Venue

Swiss Federal Patent Court (St. Gallen)

Action Type

patent_infringement_validity

Patent in Suit

EP 3 883 351

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Swiss Federal Patent Court (BPatG) Summary Proceeding

Key Holding: Judicial ruling rendered under Swiss Patent Law regarding validity and commercial distribution in the Swiss market.

🎯 Litigator Takeaway & Practice Pointer

Because Switzerland is non-EU and outside the UPC, a parallel Swiss injunction is mandatory to close the supply-chain loop for European blockbuster products.

⏱️ Procedural Horizon & Next Milestones

Appeal to the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgericht Lausanne) admissible within 30 days.

Cross-Border Multi-Front Litigation Matrix

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

Conflict Risk: Moderate

Swiss Federal Patent Court (St. Gallen)

active

Non-EU pharma injunction fast-track

UPC Munich Local Division

potential

EU-wide preliminary measures

German Federal Patent Court (BPatG)

potential

National nullity bifurcated track

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

Claimant / Patentee (Switzerland)

Representative Law Firm: Counsel on Record

Defendant / Opponent

Defendant / Opponent (Switzerland)

Representative Law Firm: Counsel on Record

Venue & Judicial Speed Benchmarks

Speed to Preliminary Order

45 days

Median from filing

Injunction Grant Propensity

60%

Division historical average

Language of Proceedings

German / French

Bench Procedural Tendency

Technically specialized patent judges, written judge opinions, strict evidence rules

Published Orders & Court Decisions

1 published order(s)

CH_BPATG_O2024_002_242

Issued 2025-08-12

judgment

Presiding: Assigned Chamber

Nichtigkeitsklage gutgeheissen; fehlende Neuheit, unzulässige Änderung und mangelnde erfinderische TätigkeitSource Document ↗

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