Automotive

13 February 2023 by Mathieu Klos

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 ...

Standard essential patents

Avanci licensee influx sees discontinuation of connected cars lawsuits

Multiple car manufacturers have once again taken a licence for Avanci's 4G programme. Among the 14 companies are well-known Asian and European supplie ...

21 September 2022 by Konstanze Richter

25 August 2022 by Amy Sandys

Avanci adds Hyundai and Kia as licensees before price hike

Patent pool Avanci has added car manufacturers Hyundai and Kia, as well as Hyundai's Genesis brand, to its portfolio of licensees. The additions come ...

16 August 2022 by Konstanze Richter

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 ...

31 May 2022 by Amy Sandys

Ford takes Avanci licence in wake of Munich judgment

Ford has joined the Avanci patent pool, just days after the Munich Regional Court found the car maker had infringed an SEP owned by IP Bridge. As liti ...

Legal Commentary

Opinion

"The automatic injunction lives, but the hardship provision is not dead"

The Regional Court Munich has found that Ford infringed an LTE patent owned by IP Bridge. The ruling, which led to an injunction and recall of all LTE ...

27 May 2022 by Mathieu Klos

23 May 2022 by Mathieu Klos

Regional Court Munich imposes sales ban against Ford

IP Bridge has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Ford at the Regional Court Munich, resulting in the carmaker no longer being permitted to se ...

General Motors and Avanci sign patent licence agreement

Avanci has today signed a licence agreement with US car manufacturer General Motors, which will allow the car maker's portfolio of brands to access 2G ...

3 May 2022 by Amy Sandys

25 April 2022 by Mathieu Klos

In-house

Volkswagen appoints new head of IP

Silke Reinhold is to become the new head of IP at Volkswagen, succeeding Uwe Wiesner who will retire in June 2022. Reinhold is taking over the IP depa ...

8 March 2022 by Mathieu Klos

Volkswagen agrees on full Avanci licence

Volkswagen has now also accepted a licence for 4G patents from the Avanci licence pool. This means that the car giant has taken the full Avanci licenc ...

9 February 2022 by Amy Sandys

Damages claim

BASF and Carpmaels settle missed appeal deadline case

BASF and mixed IP firm Carpmaels & Ransford have ended their high-profile dispute over a missed appeal deadline at the EPO. The claimant BASF rece ...

FRAND licenses: the legal and practical issues raised by 5G

What are the legal and practical challenges brought by 5G and how can companies address them? This article explores the new issues arising with regard ...

18 January 2022 by AMAR GOUSSU STAUB

18 October 2021 by Konstanze Richter

Diesel technology

AVL and Maha dispute over after EPO destroys exhaust gas measuring patent

A decision by the European Patent Office has finally ended a dispute between patent holder AVL and its competitor Maha Maschinenbau. The Technical Boa ...