Germany

21 August 2020 by Konstanze Richter

Long read

Liquid gold: the MPEG inventor's embezzlement scandal

Three years ago, a patent attorney and the German broadcasting institute IRT were at the centre of an embezzlement scandal worth millions. Now the ins ...

20 August 2020 by Amy Sandys

IP nominees announced for JUVE Awards 2020

Today JUVE has announced the JUVE Awards Germany 2020 shortlist, including the nominees for JUVE IP Law Firm of the Year and IP In-house Team of the Y ...

19 August 2020 by Mathieu Klos

Non-practising entities

IPCom undergoes major management restructure

Bernhard Frohwitter has left IPCom. His successor as managing director of the well-known non-practising entity is Pio Suh. The change in management is ...

18 August 2020 by Mathieu Klos

Connected cars

First win for Nokia and Arnold Ruess in ongoing battle with Daimler

Daimler has infringed Nokia's mobile phone patent, decided Mannheim Regional Court yesterday in one of ten connected cars suits filed by Nokia. All su ...

Legal Commentary

Opinion

Germany's top court holds the future of the European patent system in its hands

The UPC, the EPO and now FRAND. The German Constitutional Court is currently deciding on central issues concerning the patent market. The guardians of ...

13 August 2020 by Mathieu Klos

12 August 2020 by Konstanze Richter

Consumer electronics

Varta reaches settlement with Samsung in battery dispute

Battery manufacturer Varta has ended its patent dispute with Samsung and other various dealers after the parties agreed on a global settlement. The se ...

11 August 2020 by Mathieu Klos

Thyssenkrupp Elevator to manage IP business independently

Thyssenkrupp has officially completed the spinoff of its elevator division. Now Thyssenkrupp Elevator AG will manage its own IP business. Nicolas Jaco ...

7 August 2020 by Mathieu Klos

Haier files constitutional complaint over FRAND judgment

In the FRAND dispute between Sisvel and Haier, the latter party has filed a constitutional complaint against the Federal Court of Justice. Haier consi ...

4 August 2020 by Konstanze Richter

Medical devices

Bird & Bird client Visibly wins against Dutch competitor over online eye test

Can the proprietor of a process patent in Germany claim infringement even if the competitor carries out the final step of the procedure abroad? Düssel ...

31 July 2020 by Amy Sandys

Consumer electronics

Lufthansa wins with Jones Day over electricity supply patent

The UK High Court has found a patent owned by Lufthansa infringed by Astronics, Safran Seats and Panasonic. The patent is for a technology which cover ...

30 July 2020 by Mathieu Klos

Former German patent judge joins Meissner Bolte

Renowned German patent judge Rainer Engels is set to reinforce mixed Munich IP firm Meissner Bolte from the beginning of August. With this move, Meiss ...

28 July 2020 by Konstanze Richter

Pharmaceuticals

Eli Lilly wins against generics in Germany in pemetrexed dispute

Eli Lilly has achieved a ban on the sale of imitation pemetrexed products in Germany, in the ongoing dispute over its cancer drug Alimta. Following th ...