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BPatG S2025/001

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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_S2025_001_240
Issued 2025-06-12
preliminary_injunction
Presiding: Assigned Chamber
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