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BPatG S2024/008

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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

provisional_measures

Patent in Suit

EP 3 883 351

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Emergency Application for Provisional Measures in Swiss Federal Patent Court (St. Gallen)

Key Holding: Application for preliminary injunction adjudicated. The court scrutinized the balance of interests and likelihood of patent validity.

🎯 Litigator Takeaway & Practice Pointer

Demonstrates that European venues require immediate evidence of irreparable harm and will not automatically stay provisional proceedings for parallel EPO oppositions.

⏱️ Procedural Horizon & Next Milestones

Defendant must comply within statutory time limit or submit notice of appeal to the Court of Appeal with request for suspensive effect.

Cross-Border Multi-Front Litigation Matrix

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

Conflict Risk: High (Conflicting Rulings Imminent)

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_S2024_008_238

Issued 2025-06-12

preliminary_injunction

Presiding: Assigned Chamber

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