Some companies owning well-known patents that have recently taken legal action for patent violations and have had their rights recognised, winning substantial compensation are listed below:
1. Frigo, through Unilever, for which the Supreme Court recognised the right to collect compensation from a competitor that manufactured and marketed an ice-cream gâteau identical to the famous Comtessa.
2. The Japanese company OTSUKA sued a laboratory for violating a pharmaceutical procedure patent: compensation of €1,600,000 was awarded.
3. In other proceedings on behalf of GLAXO, after precautionary measures were granted, the process ended in a deal being made with the company being sued in which significant compensation was paid.
