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Puma, Adidas
Germany

Hamburg court challenges billing practices of mixed firms

In a trademark dispute with Adidas, the Higher Regional Court Hamburg has ruled that Puma must only pay the costs of the opposing lawyers once. The ru ...

19 August 2022 by Mathieu Klos
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Ocado, AutoStore
Consumer goods

AutoStore and Ocado "robot wars" has more twists in the tale

AutoStore has withdrawn two of three patent families which formed the basis of imminent infringement proceedings against Ocado in the UK. However, it ...

24 February 2022 by Amy Sandys
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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 JUVE
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Glo, Philip Morris
Cigarette technology

Philip Morris and Hoyng ROKH Monegier strike back against BAT's Glo products

British American Tobacco may no longer be allowed to sell its Glo products in Germany, after the Düsseldorf Regional Court found it infringed a Philip ...

12 January 2022 by Mathieu Klos
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Julius Glatz, Schweitzer-Mauduit
Cigarette technology

Julius Glatz and Rohnke prevail in years-long battle over cigarette papers

US paper manufacturer Schweitzer-Mauduit and competitor Julius Glatz have been engaged in a bitter fight over patents for cigarette papers since 2015. ...

6 October 2021 by Konstanze Richter
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Heat-not-burn cigarette, BAT, Philip Morris
Cigarette technology

BAT and Kirkland invalidate four Philip Morris heat-not-burn patents

The High Court has revoked four heat-not-burn cigarette technology patents belonging to Philip Morris, as part of an ongoing battle with BAT. The deci ...

14 July 2021 by Amy Sandys
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Sonos, Google
App-controlled technology

Partial victory for Sonos and EIP against Google over consumer electronics

Munich Regional Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Google against Sonos. Almost simultaneously, Hamburg Higher Regional Court upheld a preliminary ...

13 July 2021 by Mathieu Klos
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Facebook, Voxer
Social media

Facebook and Voxer take live broadcast patent dispute to Europe

The UK High Court has found that social media platforms Facebook and Instagram do not infringe a patent owned by Voxer. Through the UK's Shorter Trial ...

10 June 2021 by Amy Sandys
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Melitta, Krieger Mes
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
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heat-not-burn
Germany

BAT and Vossius fend off Philip Morris suit over heat-not-burn cigarettes

British American Tobacco has been successful in a case against rival Philip Morris over heat-not-burn e-cigarette technology in Germany. As a result, ...

9 December 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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Conversant
Standard essential patents

Conversant fails UK appeal proceedings against ZTE and Huawei

Non-practising entity Conversant has suffered a defeat at the UK Court of Appeal in the pan-European dispute over mobile phone technology. The court i ...

13 October 2020 by Konstanze Richter
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Vesta
Consumer electronics

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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Lufthansa
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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toilet paper patent, Dentons, Hoyng ROKH Monegier
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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Paper technology patent, Ranpak, Sprick
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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