Environment & Ecology

Maxeon and Aiko settle solar panel dispute

Maxeon Solar and Aiko have settled their global dispute shortly before a scheduled UPC judgment. The parties had been battling over back-contact solar ...

11 February 2026 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Veolia, Supratec, Heuking, Grünecker, wastewater

Wastewater technology

Veolia and Heuking land win against Supratec

Supratec can no longer manufacture and sell certain gas distributors and hollow fibre membrane modules in Germany following a January ruling from Düss ...

6 February 2026 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Electric cars

Opel and supplier CATL succeed in e-battery dispute with MU Ionic

Düsseldorf Regional Court has found in favour of carmaker Opel and Chinese lithium-ion battery manufacturer CATL, with the judges ruling that the two ...

13 February 2023 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Renewable energy

Six opponents destroy REC solar panel patent at EPO

The EPO Opposition Division has now revoked a patent owned by REC Solar, following the filing of oppositions by six parties including Hanwha Q-Cells. ...

18 October 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

Cases

Renewable energy

Hanwha Q-Cells and Hoyng ROKH Monegier win cross-border injunction against Longi

Rotterdam District Court ruled that Longi Netherlands may no longer offer several of its solar panel models in nine European countries. The Longi prod ...

13 October 2021 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

In-house interview

Jörg Thomaier: "G 3/19 was a 100% political decision"

The Enlarged Board of Appeal G 3/19 recently confirmed a decision that plants and animals derived from an 'essentially biological process' are not pat ...

28 May 2020 by Amy Sandys

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