Work Area: Intellectual Property
Lenovo and Ericsson settle global patent dispute through arbitration
China’s Lenovo and Sweden’s Ericsson have agreed to drop litigation over licensing of cellular patents in various countries and resolve their remaining disputes through arbitration.
04 April 2025
Novo Nordisk to bring fraud claim over hypertension drug
Danish pharmaceutical group Novo Nordisk is preparing to launch an ICC arbitration worth US$830 million against a Singapore biosciences company for alleged fraud, after acquiring a hypertension drug that failed in clinical trials.
19 February 2025
US biotech company reports win against Chinese licensee
A California-based biotech company says it has defeated a US$341 million ICC claim brought by its Chinese partner in a collaboration to develop a cancer treatment.
03 October 2024
AstraZeneca seeks set aside of post-M&A award in Germany
AstraZeneca has applied to a German court to set aside a US$46.4 million German Arbitration Institute (DIS) award over milestone payments for its purchase of a cancer diagnostics start-up.
26 April 2024
Daiichi Sankyo beats bid to revive multibillion-dollar ICDR claim
US biotech company Seagen has failed to revive an ICDR claim against Daiichi Sankyo over rights to cancer-fighting technology, which the Japanese drugmaker said was potentially worth tens of billions of dollars.
03 April 2024
Weibo affiliate beats bid to revive Dutch award
The Dutch Supreme Court has refused to reinstate a technology developer’s US$116 million award against an affiliate of Chinese social media platform Weibo that was set aside because of the lack of a valid arbitration agreement.
15 March 2024
AstraZeneca liable in post-M&A dispute
A tribunal at the German Arbitration Institute (DIS) panel has ordered AstraZeneca to make additional payments under its US$150 million deal to purchase a cancer diagnostics start-up.
08 February 2024
Panel ready for Korean nuclear technology dispute
British and Australian arbitrators are hearing a Seoul-seated dispute between a Korean state utility and its former US partner over rights to nuclear reactor technology.
17 August 2023
Asian semiconductor companies settle IP dispute
A Japanese supplier of semiconductor test equipment has secured a US$20 million settlement of a JAMS dispute with a Singapore rival – months after a California court found the arbitrator overstepped his authority by issuing discovery subpoenas against non-parties.
09 August 2023
ICDR launches survey on tech, life sciences and IP disputes
The International Centre for Dispute Resolution, the international arm of the American Arbitration Association, has launched a survey to gather information on disputes in the technology, life sciences and intellectual property sectors – and the potential for arbitration to resolve them.
18 July 2023