Cases

Google victorious against Philips over smart phone patent

One strand in the Europe-wide dispute between Philips and multiple mobile phone companies is over. The Federal Court of Justice in Germany has declared an implementation patent owned by Philips invali ...

24 January 2020 by Amy Sandys

CRISPR-Cas

EPO revokes Broad Institute patent - but it's just the beginning for CRISPR-Cas

The Boards of Appeal at the European Patent Office has revoked a patent for CRIPSR-Cas technology held by the Broad Institute. The decision is the lat ...

17 January 2020 by Amy Sandys

FRAND

Conversant wins SEP technical trial against Huawei and ZTE

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

14 January 2020 by Amy Sandys

Antenna technology

Xiaomi and Simmons win big against Fractus in the Netherlands

Fractus has failed to ban the sale of Xiaomi mobile phones in the Netherlands. The District Court of the Hague has rejected a claim for a preliminary ...

7 January 2020 by Mathieu Klos

MDSEPs, FRAND and MPEG-4 procedures – The latest trends in case law

Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) are patents that are implemented when a technical standard is used. The enforcement of SEPs is currently one of the ...

23 September 2019 by COHAUSZ & FLORACK

Artificial intelligence

EPO decision on AI could impact future patent law

Artificial intelligence is not a new concept, but only recently has AI with regard to patent applications been given more prominence. Now the European ...

6 January 2020 by Amy Sandys

Europe

Top 10 patent cases of the year 2019

In 2019 it was long-running and multi-jurisdictional cases which set the tone in Europe's top patent courts. FRAND was especially prevalent, setting t ...

20 December 2019 by Amy Sandys

Water filters

Brita wins water filter dispute against Aqua Select

The Regional Court Düsseldorf has ruled in the patent dispute concerning water filters. The manufacturer Aqua Select is no longer allowed to advertise ...

20 December 2019 by Christina Schulze

Connected cars

Munich Higher Regional Court confirms Nokia's anti-anti-suit injunction against Continental

Continental may not continue to appeal to US courts to have Nokia prohibit the enforcement of patent judgments in Germany. This is the result after Mu ...

12 December 2019 by Konstanze Richter

Employee inventors' rights

Bosch Rexroth in patent remuneration dispute at Mannheim Regional Court

In a dispute with a former employee, Bosch Rexroth has been ordered to disclose a company purchase agreement with ZF Friedrichshafen. The agreement wa ...

11 December 2019 by Mathieu Klos

Standard essential patents

Focus on France in Philips and TCL FRAND battle

Chinese telecommunications manufacturer TCL is questioning the competence of UK courts in a case against Philips. Since the High Court decision of Col ...

6 December 2019 by Konstanze Richter

EPO Boards of Appeal

Illumina loses DNA sequencing patents

The European Patent Office has destroyed several patents belonging to Illumina, a US manufacturer of genetic engineering equipment. Opponents included ...

29 November 2019 by Christina Schulze

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

Standard essential patents

Powell Gilbert and Kirkland alongside for Xiaomi against IPCom

For now, Xiaomi can still sell its UMTS-enabled devices in the UK. IPCom had sought a preliminary injunction for the infringement of its 100A patent. ...

26 November 2019 by Mathieu Klos

Intrain repeaters

CommScope and Meissner Bolte on winning streak against Comlab

Free wifi has become a standard feature of train travel. In a dispute over patents for intrain repeaters required for the wifi service, US supplier Co ...

21 November 2019 by Konstanze Richter

Anti-suit injunction

Judgment postponed in Nokia and Continental case

Whether a US court can forbid lawsuits in Europe is the question currently under debate. Following initial decisions in France and the UK, the Higher ...

15 November 2019 by Konstanze Richter

Car infotainment

OMAP processors settlement clears way for German car manufacturers

A global patent dispute between Innovative Foundry Technologies, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and United Microelectronics Corporatio ...

13 November 2019 by Mathieu Klos