Mechanical Engineering

6 October 2023 by Amy Sandys

Forresters hires CII and electronics specialist as partner in Munich

Patent attorney firm Forresters has bolstered its presence in Munich with the hire of Michael Fischer. He joins as a partner from the Munich office of ...

14 September 2023 by Christina Schulze

Consumer goods

Alpina and Torggler & Hofmann win first UPC hearing at Vienna local division

The UPC local division in Vienna impressed in its first hearing by issuing a quick decision in preliminary injunction proceedings. Patent holder CUP&a ...

11 August 2023 by Mathieu Klos

Rothenburg Ob Der Tauber, technical judges, UPC, patent litigation

Unified Patent Court

Germans dominate list of newly appointed technical judges

The Unified Patent Court has appointed a further 21 technically qualified judges. The court published the names on its website on Wednesday. This brin ...

11 May 2023 by Mathieu Klos

Müller Schupfner & Partner boosts patent team with dual-qualified litigator

IP firm Müller Schupfner & Partner has strengthened its patent practice with Stefan Bianchin, who joins as partner from the Munich office of Maiwa ...

7 March 2023 by Konstanze Richter

France

Paris Court of Appeal destroys Lufthansa patent in dispute with Thales and Astronics

In France, two defendants Thales and Astronics have succeeded in invalidating a Lufthansa patent, which covers an invention intended to increase passe ...

27 February 2023 by Konstanze Richter

Household appliances

BSH defends vacuum cleaner patent against Electrolux

The German Federal Court of Justice has upheld a vacuum cleaner patent owned by German manufacturer BSH, thus overturning a first-instance ruling. It ...

19 December 2022 by Mathieu Klos

Major spin-off at Boehmert & Boehmert in Munich

Jan Krauss and Nils Schmid are leaving top German firm Boehmert & Boehmert along with three other patent attorneys to set up their own outfit in M ...

10 November 2022 by Mathieu Klos

Heuking grows patent attorney practice with Farago hire

Detlef Raasch will join Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek at the beginning of 2023. With this new addition, the law firm is furthering the expansion of its own ...

11 July 2022 by Amy Sandys

Construction machinery

Manitou and Marks & Clerk invalidate three JCB telehandler patents

In the UK arm of a cross-border dispute between French company Manitou and J. C. Bamford Excavators, the High Court has invalidated three patents whil ...

3 January 2022 by Konstanze Richter

Witte Weller grows with two specialist mechanical engineering partners

Stuttgart-based patent law firm Witte Weller & Partner has strengthened its team with Lukas Klement and Dieter Späth. Through the two new patent a ...

12 October 2021 by Konstanze Richter

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 ...

4 October 2021 by Christina Schulze

France and Italy

Piaggio strikes Peugeot in first instance over three-wheel scooters

Piaggio has obtained comprehensive sales and production bans against Peugeot for three-wheeled scooters in France and Italy. But, until the appeal dec ...

1 October 2021 by Mathieu Klos

Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff team launches new patent firm in Munich

A team of five patent attorneys led by Bernhard Thum has spun off from Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff to launch a new firm. Today, the outfit is launching ...