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Benteler takes patent licence from Faurecia after long dispute

French company Faurecia Intérieur Industrie and supplier Benteler have reached an agreement following a long dispute over patent licences. Now the two automotive industry suppliers have ended several ...

26 July 2021 by Konstanze Richter
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Speech coding technology

VoiceAge wins first lawsuit against HMD with Wildanger and Bosch Jehle

Today, Mannheim Regional Court ruled that mobile phone manufacturer HMD infringed a VoiceAge EVS patent for speech coding technology. The court could ...

23 July 2021 by Mathieu Klos
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Germany

Mehler Achler and WSL merge to strengthen patent offering

Two Wiesbaden-based patent attorney firms, WSL and Mehler Achler, have combined their expertise to become a new patent outfit. The new firm will focus ...

22 July 2021 by Konstanze Richter
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Standard essential patents

Düsseldorf on new ground with partial AASI against Xiaomi

The Regional Court Düsseldorf has partially upheld an anti-anti-suit injunction application by HEVC Advance pool members against Xiaomi. The case is p ...

20 July 2021 by Amy Sandys
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App-controlled technology

Partial victory for Sonos and EIP against Google over consumer electronics

Munich Regional Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Google against Sonos. Almost simultaneously, Hamburg Higher Regional Court upheld a preliminary ...

13 July 2021 by Mathieu Klos
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European court case numbers

Patent cases decline across Europe - but courts report increasing complexity

Patent courts in France, Italy, the Netherlands, the UK and Germany are seeing a decline in newly-filed patent cases. This is especially evident in Lo ...

12 July 2021 by Konstanze Richter
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Germany

A decade on, IP boutique Ampersand realigns core practice

After strong growth in recent years, Munich IP boutique Ampersand is refocusing its core practice on intellectual property. The firm is bolstering the ...

8 July 2021 by Christina Schulze
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Mobile communication

Game over in Sisvel and Xiaomi's global SEP dispute

A licensing deal has ended all global litigation between Sisvel and Mitsubishi Electric, and mobile electronics company Xiaomi. The deal covers all mo ...

2 July 2021 by Mathieu Klos
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Biosimilars

Polpharma and Wuesthoff succeed in revoking MS drug patent

The Opposition Division of the European Patent Office has revoked a Biogen patent, which covers treatment for multiple sclerosis. In May 2020, Polphar ...

1 July 2021 by Amy Sandys
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Anti-suit injunction

Munich Regional Court upholds AASI application against Huawei

A Munich court has dismissed Huawei's opposition against an anti-anti-suit injunction. IP Bridge can now launch three SEP lawsuits against Huawei. IP ...

30 June 2021 by Mathieu Klos
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German patent courts

Munich Regional Court creates third patent chamber

Munich Regional Court is expanding its capacities for patent disputes. A new civil chamber will also hear patent infringement cases. This is the court ...

28 June 2021 by Konstanze Richter
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Long read

German patent judges predict few changes to automatic injunction

The Bundestag has passed the German Patent Act reform. Patent judges, however, believe it will have little impact on the current legal situation. In t ...

23 June 2021 by Mathieu Klos
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Medical devices

Win for Flexicare and Hogan Lovells in respiratory machine dispute

Flexicare has won a dispute at the German Federal Patent Court against Fisher & Paykel, concerning accessories for respiratory machines. The court ...

16 June 2021 by Konstanze Richter
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Firearms

Partial win for Heckler & Koch in assault rifle procurement in Germany

The German Armed Forces has selected previous supplier Heckler & Koch for the procurement of 120,000 new assault rifles. The German Federal Procur ...

15 June 2021 by Christina Schulze
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Automatic injunction

Patent law reform: Bundestag introduces principle of proportionality

After months of deliberation, the German Bundestag has finally decided on amendments to a new federal government patent law. It will introduce a propo ...

11 June 2021 by Konstanze Richter
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Social media

Facebook and Voxer take live broadcast patent dispute to Europe

The UK High Court has found that social media platforms Facebook and Instagram do not infringe a patent owned by Voxer. Through the UK's Shorter Trial ...

10 June 2021 by Amy Sandys
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