Cases

Paris and London courts award anti-anti-suit injunction

IPCom has been granted an anti-anti-suit injunction against Lenovo by both the High Court of Paris, and the UK High Court. Proceedings around IPCom's ...

11 November 2019 by Christina Schulze

Standard essential patents

Philips and Wiko compete over mobile phone patents

Recently, Philips has had little luck in the Europe-wide dispute over mobile phone patents in Germany. In infringement proceedings, Philips was unable ...

6 November 2019 by Konstanze Richter

Semiconductors

Globalfoundries and TSMC make global cross-licence agreement

After a short but intense dispute with patent lawsuits filed on both sides, the computer chip manufacturers Globalfoundries and TSMC have reached a wo ...

29 October 2019 by Mathieu Klos

Licence agreement

Sisvel and Archos reach international FRAND settlement

Non-practising entity Sisvel has concluded a licence agreement on its MCP patent pool with Archos. The international settlement covers the FRAND aspec ...

28 October 2019 by Amy Sandys

Entertainment technology

Baker & McKenzie enforce 3D patents in Düsseldorf and EPO

In a dispute with Volfoni over 3D patents, RealD has won both an infringement case at Düsseldorf Regional Court and an opposition case before the Euro ...

23 October 2019 by Konstanze Richter

Dating apps

Munich court suspends injunction in Hoccer and Tinder dispute

For now, the Tinder dating service is safe in Germany. The District Court of Munich has stayed the enforcement of an injunction against MTCH Technolog ...

22 October 2019 by Amy Sandys

Global FRAND licence

Supreme Court hears landmark FRAND cases

The Supreme Court in the UK is in the midst of a four-day hearing. Mobile phone manufacturers Huawei is appealing two Court of Appeal judgments on FRA ...

21 October 2019 by Amy Sandys

Semiconductors

TSMC and Quinn Emanuel strike back against Globalfoundries

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has sued competitor Globalfoundries in Germany, Singapore and the US for infringing a total of 25 patents. ...

17 October 2019 by Mathieu Klos

Video coding technology

Nokia and Lenovo go head-to-head in Germany

It is now publically known that Nokia and Lenovo will battle it out in Düsseldorf and Munich. Nokia has filed patent suits against Lenovo in Germany. ...

16 October 2019 by Mathieu Klos

Standard essential patents

IPCom's 100A patent upheld at Federal Patent Court

Non-practising entity IPCom has gained another victory with its 100A patent. In early October, the Federal Patent Court dismissed a nullity action bro ...

15 October 2019 by Christina Schulze

Second medical use

Isenbruck and Norton Rose win for DrSlym's dietary products

Slimming product manufacturer DrSlym may, for now, continue to sell its diet products containing glycerol. Dr. Lück Verwaltungsgesellschaft had attemp ...

9 October 2019 by Mathieu Klos

DSL technology

KPN teams up with Nokia against Assia in the Netherlands

An invalidity ruling has been passed down by the District Court of The Hague in a first instance decision against Assia. Claims were first brought aga ...

2 October 2019 by Amy Sandys

Medical devices

Courts suspend proceedings in Brahms Radiometer case

The dispute over a basic patent owned by medical technology manufacturer Brahms has taken a new turn. The Regional Courts Munich and Düsseldorf have s ...

27 September 2019 by Konstanze Richter

Patent infringement

European jurisdictions diverge in Bayer vs. Ceva

Courts across Europe were kept busy last week with a wide-ranging dispute between Ceva Santé Animale and Bayer AG. The case concerns patent infringeme ...

26 September 2019 by Amy Sandys

Pharma patent

Meier-Beck's last patent case

A new era is dawning in the German Federal Court of Justice. Peter Meier-Beck has had his last trial as presiding judge of the patent senate. In the d ...

24 September 2019 by Mathieu Klos

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