Cases

Mannheim Regional Court grants Sisvel injunction against Wiko

In the dispute over mobile telecommunications patents, Mannheim Regional Court has granted patent holder Sisvel an injunction (case ID: 7 O 115/16). This ruling is a deviation by the court from its pr ...

19 September 2019 by Konstanze Richter

Semiconductors

Taylor Wessing represents Globalfoundries in Germany against Apple, EBV and Qualcomm

Globalfoundries' lawsuits against chip manufacturer TSMC and some of its main customers have been pending in German and US courts for three weeks. It ...

17 September 2019 by Mathieu Klos

Multiple Sclerosis biosimilar

Wuesthoff and Bird & Bird pave way for MS drug licence deal

Sandoz will take over the global commercialisation for a proposed natalizumab biosimilar of Polpharma. The agreement was accompanied by successful att ...

12 September 2019 by Mathieu Klos

FRAND injunction

Interdigital vs. Lenovo: more SEPs at UK court

US company Interdigital has accused Lenovo of infringing four patents essential to its 3G, 4G and LTE mobile technology services. Interdigital, which ...

5 September 2019 by Amy Sandys

Connected cars

Another win for Nokia and Arnold Ruess against Continental

On Monday, Continental withdrew its anti-suit injunction against Nokia in the US. This was in response to a preliminary injunction from Munich Regiona ...

3 September 2019 by Mathieu Klos

Automotive technology

Disc brake dispute between Meritor and BPW

It is not only digital technology for connected cars which is a talking point. Disputes over mechanical patents also play a major role in the automoti ...

29 August 2019 by Konstanze Richter

Laboratory equipment

Beckman Coulter victorious in diagnostics technology dispute

Düsseldorf Regional Court has ruled that the German part of US manufacturer Beckman Coulter's patent (case ID: 4c O 88/17) is infringed by Sysmex. The ...

27 August 2019 by Konstanze Richter

Automotive technology

Voith and ZF settle transmission technology dispute

Automotive suppliers Voith and ZF Friedrichshafen have settled a dispute over transmission technology for commercial and rail vehicles. The Regional C ...

21 August 2019 by Mathieu Klos

Standard essential patents

Sisvel denied preliminary injunction against Xiaomi

The District Court of The Hague has denied Sisvel a preliminary injunction, on the basis of lack of urgency, in its ongoing complex FRAND dispute. Thi ...

19 August 2019 by Amy Sandys

Cancer drug

Generics and Eli Lilly reach deadlock in pemetrexed dispute

A long-standing dispute over cancer drug Alimta, which contains the active ingredient pemetrexed, has taken a new turn. The patent senate of the Highe ...

16 August 2019 by Konstanze Richter

Connected cars

Connected cars patents at the fore again as Sharp sues Daimler

Japanese electronics company Sharp has sued Stuttgart-based Daimler several times in the German courts over connected cars patents. Sharp accuses Daim ...

15 August 2019 by Mathieu Klos

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

LED technology

Linklaters wins again for Seoul Semiconductor in LED dispute

South Korean LED manufacturer Seoul Semiconductor has won its next round of lawsuits against a competitor. In early August, Düsseldorf Regional Court ...

13 August 2019 by Mathieu Klos

Telecommunication patents

After loss in Paris, Philips wins with Hoyng ROKH Monegier in The Hague

Locked in a major battle across Europe with Archos, Asus, HTC and Wiko, electronics giant Philips has recently had mixed success. The latest judgments ...

9 August 2019 by Mathieu Klos

Telecommunication patents

Landmark win for IPCom as HTC suspends phone sales in the UK

Non-practising entity IPCom has scored a significant win in the UK. After the UK Court of Appeal found in 2017 that HTC infringed IPCom's 100A patent, ...

8 August 2019 by Mathieu Klos

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