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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 nullified the patent of competitor Winwall.

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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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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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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Radio technology

Motorola wins latest suit against Hytera

Motorola Solutions wins another victory against Hytera in the dispute over patents for radio technology, with Düsseldorf Regional Court granting Motor ...

10 December 2018 by Konstanze Richter
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