What court is competent to hear a conflict between two nationals of the same EU state to decide on the ownership of a patent filed in a third non-member country?
On September 22, 2022, the Court of Justice issued a ruling (here) in a lawsuit in which two Swedish companies are facing each other over the ownership of European patents and patents filed in third countries (China and the United States), derived from the designation of the inventor. Specifically, the company IRnova maintains that
