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JUVE Patent rankings 2021

Top filing and litigation firms in Germany 2021

Which firms are leading the German filing and litigation market 2021? Read the JUVE Patent Germany ranking for our extensive analysis.

29 October 2021 by JUVE

People & Business

JUVE Patent rankings 2021

Video: JUVE Patent's Germany ranking 2021

JUVE Patent's Germany ranking 2021 reflects how the country's firms and lawyers have reacted to the latest developments in the German legal market. Th ...

29 October 2021 by Christina Schulze

Legal Commentary

Enlarged Board of Appeal

EPO publishes final reasoning in G 1/21 video conferencing case

The EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal has determined that compulsory video conferencing at the EPO does not infringe a party's right to be heard, or its ri ...

28 October 2021 by Amy Sandys

Cases

Employee inventors' rights

Bosch Rexroth must disclose purchase agreement with ZF Friedrichshafen

In an employee invention row, the Higher Regional Court in Karlsruhe has declared that Bosch Rexroth must disclose its company purchase agreement with ...

20 October 2021 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Diesel technology

AVL and Maha dispute over after EPO destroys exhaust gas measuring patent

A decision by the European Patent Office has finally ended a dispute between patent holder AVL and its competitor Maha Maschinenbau. The Technical Boa ...

18 October 2021 by Konstanze Richter

People & Business

Quinn Emanuel, Kirkland & Ellis, US firms

Long read

Strategic move: How Quinn Emanuel and Kirkland became US firm success stories in Europe

Few US law firms have broken into the European patent litigation business. Yet Kirkland & Ellis and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan stand ou ...

15 October 2021 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Trade secrets

Koenig & Bauer wins infringement case against Hebenstreit

In the dispute with Hebenstreit Metal Decorating over sheet-metal presses, patent holder Koenig & Bauer scored a success at the Higher Regional Co ...

12 October 2021 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Medical devices

Abiomed, Krieger Mes and Cohausz prevail in heart pump dispute with Thoratec

The Abbott subsidiary Thoratec may no longer sell its HeartMate PHP heart pumps in Germany. This was decided by Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court in tw ...

8 October 2021 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Cigarette technology

Julius Glatz and Rohnke prevail in years-long battle over cigarette papers

US paper manufacturer Schweitzer-Mauduit and competitor Julius Glatz have been engaged in a bitter fight over patents for cigarette papers since 2015. ...

6 October 2021 by Konstanze Richter

People & Business

Germany

Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff team launches new patent firm in Munich

A team of five patent attorneys led by Bernhard Thum has spun off from Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff to launch a new firm. Today, the outfit is launching ...

1 October 2021 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Antenna technology

Huber+Suhner enforces utility model in train wifi antennas dispute

Huber+Suhner has enforced a utility model at the Düsseldorf Regional Court, securing a competitive advantage for retrofitting and equipping German tra ...

21 September 2021 by Christina Schulze

Cases

App-controlled technology

Sonos withdraws PI application against Google in Hamburg

In the global patent dispute between Sonos and Google, the latest decision marks a turning point in favour of the Android giant. The battle over contr ...

17 September 2021 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Alcon, AMO, Johnson & Johnson, patent litigation

Cataract surgery technology

First stage success for Alcon in eye surgery case

Johnson & Johnson subsidiary AMO may no longer sell some of its products for ophthalmic surgery in Germany. Hamburg Regional Court has now upheld ...

8 September 2021 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

TCL, MPEG LA, patent litigation, licensing

Video coding technology

MPEG LA and TCL settle disputes with help from key advisors

MPEG LA has granted a licence to another Chinese mobile phone manufacturer. TCL signed an agreement this week after long-standing litigation. Now almo ...

3 September 2021 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

Germany

Made in Düsseldorf and Munich: the quest for reliability

Düsseldorf Regional Court has used the change in leadership at one of its chambers to announce its intention to systemise proceedings at all three fir ...

1 September 2021 by Konstanze Richter

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