Engineering - JUVE Patent

ArcelorMittal patent maintained in appeal after Tata Steel opposition

ArcelorMittal has successfully defended a patent for the production of coated steel strips at the EPO Boards of Appeal. A total of five competitors had filed oppositions, including renowned companies ...

16 August 2022 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Smart buildings

Belparts and Meissner Bolte defend crucial pressure valve technology

Belimo’s nullity suit against a central patent for state-of-the-art pressure valves has failed. The German Federal Patent Court has upheld competitor ...

19 May 2022 by Mathieu Klos

Why artificial intelligence should be a legal entity

The Legal Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office recently confirmed in the merged proceedings J 8/20 and J 9/20 that the inventor named in a pa…

14 February 2022 by Maiwald Patentanwalts- und Rechtsanwalts-GmbH

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

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

People & Business

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

Cases

Civil engineering

Success for Womble Bond Dickinson and Geofabrics over railway track beds

The UK Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal in the case between Geofabrics and Fiberweb over geotextile fabric used in railway track beds. Fiberweb ...

18 June 2021 by Amy Sandys

Cases

French case law

Paris Court of Appeal declines pan-European ruling in automotive wheels dispute

According to the Paris Court of Appeal, no pan-European decision can be handed down in a dispute between Hutchinson and two competitors. Usually, in p ...

8 December 2020 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Natural gas vehicles

Metatron defends patent against attack from Volkswagen

Italian automotive supplier Metatron has won a long-running dispute with Volkswagen over natural gas vehicles. The German Federal Court of Justice dec ...

31 January 2020 by Konstanze Richter

People & Business

In-house interview

"Insourcing makes us stronger"

Drastic reorganisation of its Intellectual Property team prevented Thyssenkrupp's patent applications from floundering at too low a level. Ironically, ...

14 November 2019 by Christina Schulze

People & Business

Austria

Reform proposed for patent attorneys

The Austrian government has announced a twofold reform for the patent attorney community. Training and qualifications are to be restructured and the r ...

7 May 2019 by Mathieu Klos

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