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Connected cars

TomTom overturns Conversant patent with Bardehle’s help

An epilogue begins in the connected cars battle between Conversant and Daimler, following a win by TomTom. The Federal Patent Court has nullified an important patent held by Conversant. Claimant TomTo ...

27 May 2021 by Mathieu Klos
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The Netherlands

Assia loses appeal against KPN and Nokia over data transmission patent

The Court of Appeal in The Hague has handed down its appeal decision in a case between Assia, and KPN and Nokia. The court upheld the decision from th ...

23 March 2021 by Amy Sandys
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French case law

French court decides no sequencing in biodegradable packaging case

In a biodegradable packaging case, a French court has decided against 'sequencing' - separate hearings on validity and infringement. For some French l ...

15 March 2021 by Konstanze Richter
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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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Instant messaging

Bosch Jehle wins for Rembrandt Messaging against Apple in Germany

Rembrandt Messaging has won a partial victory at the Federal Court of Justice, in a dispute with Apple over messaging technology. The success adds a n ...

7 January 2021 by Konstanze Richter
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LED technology

WBH Wachenhausen wins for HTC against Tridonic in LED dispute

Tridonic, acting on behalf of the B.O.S.E. consortium, has long battled with HTC and its sales partners over LED technology patents. HTC can now claim ...

4 December 2020 by Konstanze Richter
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Heart valve technology

Powell Gilbert and Kirkland battle over five heart valve patents

The UK High Court has delivered its first judgment in a pan-European dispute regarding technology for heart valve patents. The judgment, part of the o ...

6 October 2020 by Konstanze Richter
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German Federal Court of Justice

Deutsche Telekom prevails against Enovsys in location security technology dispute

Deutsche Telekom has finally prevailed against patent holder Enovsys, following a long dispute over data security in mobile location technology. The F ...

15 July 2020 by Konstanze Richter
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Natural gas vehicles

Metatron defends patent against attack from Volkswagen

Italian automotive supplier Metatron has won a long-running dispute with Volkswagen over natural gas vehicles. The German Federal Court of Justice dec ...

31 January 2020 by Konstanze Richter
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Pharmaceuticals

Tadalafil patent destroyed in further blow for ICOS and Eli Lilly

The Federal Court of Justice in Germany has finally destroyed the patent for active substance tadalafil. Last spring, the UK Supreme Court made a simi ...

28 January 2020 by Konstanze Richter
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Injunction gap

Nullity suits leave large wake at Federal Patent Court

In 2018, the German Federal Patent Court spent an average of almost 27 months processing and ruling on nullity suits. The court's current annual repor ...

30 August 2019 by Mathieu Klos
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Diagnostics

Success for Brahms as Radiometer's nullity suit dismissed

Patent holder Brahms has won the next round in the long-standing dispute over procedures for detecting infections. The Federal Patent Court has dismis ...

5 August 2019 by Konstanze Richter
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Urinary catheters

Court partially upholds Coloplast urinary catheter patent

The Federal Patent Court has upheld Coloplast's patent in Germany to a limited extent. The judgment is part of a dispute between medical device manufa ...

14 June 2019 by Christina Schulze
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Cancer drug

Another win for generics manufacturers as fulvestrant patent revoked

The German Federal Court of Justice has declared AstraZeneca's formulation patent EP 1 250 138 for the breast cancer drug fulvestrant null and void. T ...

25 April 2019 by Konstanze Richter
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Injunction

Generics prevail against Eli Lilly in Alimta cancer drug case

In a lasting dispute over the cancer drug Alimta, several generic drug manufacturers have achieved a significant win against Eli Lilly. The Munich Reg ...

4 April 2019 by Konstanze Richter
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Mobile communication

Philips loses UMTS patent in Germany

A series of lawsuits being conducted by Philips against various mobile phone manufacturers is one of the largest in Europe. Now the Dutch company has ...

3 April 2019 by Mathieu Klos
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