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Varta reaches settlement with Samsung in battery dispute

Battery manufacturer Varta has ended its patent dispute with Samsung and other various dealers after the parties agreed on a global settlement. The se ...

12 August 2020 by Konstanze Richter
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Consumer electronics

Lufthansa wins with Jones Day over electricity supply patent

The UK High Court has found a patent owned by Lufthansa infringed by Astronics, Safran Seats and Panasonic. The patent is for a technology which cover ...

31 July 2020 by Amy Sandys
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Consumer goods

Dentons wins for ICT across Europe in toilet paper patent dispute

Second-instance courts in Paris, Karlsruhe and Barcelona have dismissed claims that Industrie Cartarie Tronchetti (ICT) infringed a patent for toilet ...

1 July 2020 by Amy Sandys
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German Federal Court of Justice

Nullity judgment in Ranpak and Sprick paper technology dispute

The German Federal Court of Justice has upheld a European patent for paper technology owned by packaging solutions provider Ranpak. The dispute, which ...

25 June 2020 by Amy Sandys
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E-cigarettes

British American Tobacco assisted by Kirkland and Vossius in e-cigarette war

In April, British American Tobacco filed patent suits against competitor Philip Morris over the latter's e-cigarette product IQOS. The suits, filed in ...

15 May 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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Food and drink

AB InBev and Heineken settle global beer dispenser dispute

Global beer giants AB InBev and Heineken have settled a dispute over beer dispensers. Sources close to the opponents revealed this information to JUVE ...

5 May 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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Mechanical patents

Klaka defends Fischerwerke patent before Federal Court of Justice

Fischerwerke has successfully defended a patent for wall fastening technology against its Spanish competitor, Celo. The ruling by the Federal Court of ...

25 February 2020 by Konstanze Richter
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FRAND

Conversant wins SEP technical trial against Huawei and ZTE

The UK High Court has declared two patents valid and essential in an SEP technical trial between Conversant and Huawei/ZTE. The trial is part of a lon ...

14 January 2020 by Amy Sandys
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Hair treatment

Court of Appeal victory for startup Olaplex against L'Oréal

California-based startup Olaplex has now won in two instances against global cosmetics company L'Oréal, in a dispute over patents for hair treatment. ...

27 November 2019 by Amy Sandys
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Camping equipment

Truma denied injunction in caravan technology dispute

Camping is trendy, particularly during the summer season. The dispute over valves for gas systems used in camper vans will be of particular interest t ...

14 August 2019 by Konstanze Richter
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Artificial intelligence

Bosch subsidiary defends AI patent against Vorwerk

Thermomix manufacturer Vorwerk faces competition. Household appliance manufacturer BSH, a subsidiary of the Bosch Group, has successfully defended its ...

16 May 2019 by Konstanze Richter
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Germany

Müller Schupfner & Partner expands chemical practice

Munich patent law firm Müller Schupfner & Partner has strengthened its chemical practice with the hire of Christoph Heinemann (49) as a partner. Heine ...

11 March 2019 by Christina Schulze
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