ORD_23580/2024

METHOD AND PRODUCT FOR LOCALISED OR SPATIAL DETECTION OF NUCLEIC ACID IN A TISSUE SAMPLE

Procedural & sub-applicationsCase Management OrdersDusseldorf LDGeneric Order—

Overview Decisions Citations Documents Timeline

Parties

Claimants

10x Genomics, Inc.

Respondents

Curio Bioscience Inc.

Judges

ThomasPresiding judge
ThomLegally qualified judge
KupeczLegally qualified judge
SchmidtTechnically qualified judge

Patents

EP 2697391

CPC codes: C12Q1/6827, C12Q1/6841, C12Q1/6837, C12Q1/6853, G01N1/30, G16B30/00, C12Q1/6816, C12N15/11, G16B50/20, C12Q1/6844, C12Q1/6876, G16B50/30…

Sector: Biotechnology

Outcome

PI granted

Filed: —

First decided: Apr 30, 2024

Language: —

Düsseldorf Local Division granted a preliminary injunction (30 April 2024) against Curio Bioscience Inc. ordering it to cease offering, marketing, using or possessing arrays for localised detection of nucleic acid in tissue samples in Germany, France, and Sweden that infringe EP 2 697 391. A penalty of up to EUR 100,000 per day of contravention was imposed. Enforceability was conditional on the applicant providing a security of EUR 2,000,000.