Cases

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

Connected cars

US anti-suit injunction found incompatible with German law for first time

Nokia has been given the green light to continue its patent litigation against Daimler and its suppliers in Germany. Automotive supplier Continental f ...

30 July 2019 by Konstanze Richter

EPO Boards of Appeal

Haar belongs to Munich

The Enlarged Board of Appeal today took a clear stand on the issue of its location. The suburb Haar is permissible as the location of the Boards of Ap ...

16 July 2019 by Christina Schulze

Sales ban

Orckit IP wins infringement suit against Adtran

Düsseldorf Regional Court found US software and hardware manufacturer Adtran has infringed a network technology patent owned by Tel Aviv-based patent ...

16 July 2019 by Konstanze Richter

FRAND

UK High Court finds Conversant patent infringed but invalid

A standard essential patent held by Conversant has been found infringed but invalid for added matter by the UK High Court. The judgment is part of a t ...

15 July 2019 by Amy Sandys

Compulsory licence

Amgen prevails against Sanofi in licence dispute

Amgen has achieved another success in the dispute over a compulsory licence for two competing cholesterol-lowering drugs. Düsseldorf Regional Court up ...

11 July 2019 by Konstanze Richter

FRAND

Unwired Planet patent paves way for FRAND discussions

A standard essential patent owned by Unwired Planet has been maintained as valid by the Federal Court of Justice in Germany. The proceedings on validi ...

5 July 2019 by Amy Sandys

Dutch patent market

Pemetrexed patent not infringed by Fresenius in the Netherlands

The District Court of the Hague has found the pemetrexed patent held by Eli Lilly not infringed by Fresenius in the Netherlands. The decision is contr ...

26 June 2019 by Amy Sandys

Pharmaceuticals

Sales ban: Teva successful against Mylan drug Clift

In an urgent ruling of Düsseldorf Regional Court (case ID: 4c O 22/19), Mylan has been issued a Clift sales ban in Germany. Clift is a generic product ...

19 June 2019 by Mathieu Klos

Dating apps

Hoccer enforces default judgment against Tinder

A default judgment has been made against dating app Tinder at the Munich District Court. It was awarded after the defendants did not attend court proc ...

18 June 2019 by Amy Sandys

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

Mobile communication

Ericsson and Wiko agree on patent licence

Ericsson and French mobile phone company Wiko have apparently agreed on a licence agreement and settled their patent dispute before the Mannheim and D ...

7 June 2019 by Mathieu Klos