Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG v HARTING Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG and Harting Electric GmbH & Co. KG

Subject Matter

EUROPEAN UNION — Reference for a preliminary ruling — Intellectual property — Directive 2004/48/EC — Article 91 — European patent — Interim measures — Power of national judicial authorities to issue an interlocutory injunction to prevent an imminent infringement of an intellectual property right — National case-law dismissing applications for interim measures where the validity of the patent in question has not been confirmed, at the very least, by a decision given at first instance in opposition or invalidity proceedings — Obligation to interpret national law in conformity with EU law

(Case C-44/21); EU:C:2022:309, ECJ

Commentary

Out-Law
EU court removes German barrier to preliminary patent injunctions Case comment