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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
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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
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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
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Renewable energy

SolarEdge and Hogan Lovells destroy another of SMA Solar's patents

SolarEdge has destroyed a second patent held by SMA Solar Technology. For now, SolarEdge has averted two infringement suits filed by its German compet ...

24 August 2021 by Mathieu Klos
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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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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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Roman Bonn: "The issue of SEP licences is by no means off the table"

Following Nokia’s connected cars settlement with Daimler, German auto supplier Continental announced its intention to proceed with its lawsuit against ...

4 June 2021 by Mathieu Klos
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Germany

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe launches patent practice with Hengeler counsel

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has entered the German patent litigation business with the hire of a new partner in Düsseldorf. Benedikt Migdal is j ...

3 May 2021 by Mathieu Klos
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Aerospace

Fatal comma error: EPO nullifies Boeing communication patent

It was a small punctuation mark with major repercussions. The EPO Board of Appeal has nullified a Boeing patent due to the inconsistent placement of a ...

7 April 2021 by Konstanze Richter
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CFPodcast: Ideas in the spotlight

What factors determine the economic strength of a country? Taxes? Tariffs? Many SMEs? Full employment? All true. But have you thought about the intell ...

31 March 2021 by COHAUSZ & FLORACK
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China wakes up in global SEP litigation

The anti-suit injunction dispute between Ericsson and Samsung over a global SEP licence is escalating still further. Anti-suit injunctions are also se ...

29 January 2021 by Mathieu Klos
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DNA

EPO Boards of Appeal clarifies priority rules in CRISPR case

A Technical Board of Appeal at the EPO has published a decision concerning the revocation of a CRISPR/Cas patent held by the Broad Institute. The pate ...

10 November 2020 by Amy Sandys
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Pharmaceuticals

EPO decision clears way for Sanofi blockbuster drug Praluent

The Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf is allowing Sanofi to sell its competing cholesterol-lowering drug Praluent in Germany again, following yesterday ...

6 November 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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Video coding technology

First win for Nokia and Bird & Bird against Lenovo

Lenovo may face a sales ban of laptops and tablets in Germany after the Regional Court Munich ordered an injunction against the company. The action is ...

8 October 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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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 ...

12 August 2020 by Konstanze Richter
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