On 25 February 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a pivotal ruling in BSH Hausgeräte GmbH v. Electrolux AB (Case C-339/22), addressing jurisdictional issues in cross-border patent litigation. The Court held that a Member State court retains jurisdiction to hear an infringement action under Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 (“Brussels I bis Regulation”), even when the defendant challenges the validity of the intellectual property (“IP”) right. Additionally, the ruling sheds light on how disputes involving IP rights registered in non-EU countries – such as Turkey – are to be handled.
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