Materials Archives

Yellow Sphere, Erwin Härtwich, Alexander Christ, Knaus Tabbert, campervans, product-by-process, UPC

UPC rules on product-by-process claims in Knaus Tabbert campervan dispute

Anyone selling a product whose technical features are protected by a patent infringes that patent, even if the development processes differ. The UPC's Düsseldorf local division reached this conclusion ...

16 April 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Fives, Reel, UPC Court of Appeal, Luxembourg, aluminium, aluminum

Unified Patent Court

Fives successful with damages claim in UPC appeal

In the dispute between Fives and Reel, the UPC has declared itself competent to rule on a damages claim, even though a national court has ruled on the ...

20 January 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Packaging technology

Ranpak and Bardehle Pagenberg sue Storopack at Munich Regional Court

Since 2021, US packaging machine manufacturer Ranpak has escalated the battle with its German competitor Storopack over paper cushioning technology fo ...

13 June 2023 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Koroyd, Burton, patent litigation, ski helmets

Sports equipment

Koroyd and Hoyng ROKH Monegier win against ski helmet provider Burton

The Regional Court Düsseldorf has found that snowboarding company Burton infringed Koroyd's patent rights. If the plaintiff enforces the ruling, it wo ...

28 November 2022 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Steel-coating technology

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 ha ...

16 August 2022 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Packaging machines

Sprick invalidates Ranpak patent with Taylor Wessing and Boehmert

Sprick has succeeded in invalidating a patent owned by rival Ranpak at the Federal Court of Justice. This is the second dispute between the two paper ...

18 July 2022 by Amy Sandys

Cases

Industrial materials

Saint-Gobain and Powell Gilbert invalidate 3M abrasive particles patent

The UK High Court has invalidated a 3M Innovative Property patent on the grounds of 'undue burden,' following a challenge by French company Saint-Goba ...

30 May 2022 by Amy Sandys

Cases

Consumer goods

Melitta and Krieger Mes fend off vacuum cleaner filter lawsuits

The Higher Regional Court Karlsruhe has decided that vacuum cleaner bag and coffee filter manufacturer Melitta does not infringe two Eurofilters paten ...

2 June 2021 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Packing technology

Ranpak and Bardehle victorious in paper cushioning system dispute

As the postal order business grows, the stakes are getting higher in disputes in the paper cushioning technology and packaging industries. Mannheim Di ...

1 April 2021 by Christina Schulze

Cases

Composite panels

MB Digitalprint wins invalidity action on sealing technology against Winwall

MB Digitalprint may continue to manufacture and sell its water-repellent aluminium composite sheets in Germany. The Federal Patent Court in Munich has ...

20 January 2021 by Konstanze Richter

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