Automotive industry Archives

Dainese, Alpinestars, motorcycle clothing, airbags

Win some, lose some: UPC upholds Dainese's airbag patent but finds it not infringed

Alpinestars can continue to market its airbag systems for motorsport clothing in the UPC territory. The Milan local division upheld Dainese's patent b ...

23 April 2026 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Consumer goods

Paris local division revokes Michelin patent in Goodyear case

As the UPC rarely revokes patents in their entirety, it has developed a reputation for being patent owner-friendly. Even rarer are patent disputes bet ...

23 April 2026 by Christina Schulze

Cases

Sekisui, Kuraray, glass, Bird & Bird, Hogan Lovells, Abitz

Specialty glass

Sekisui and Bird & Bird deal another blow to competitor Kuraray

Sekisui Chemicals has once again been successful in the dispute over special films for the manufacture of glass for car windows. The Federal Patent Co ...

22 April 2026 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Specialty glass

Corning and Quinn Emanuel defend special glass production method against TCL

TCL is banned from selling some of its TVs in Germany. In a ruling handed down today, Mannheim local division found a patent belonging to Corning to b ...

16 April 2026 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

Connected cars

Chinese car makers take Avanci licence for connected cars

In recent years many European car makers have taken a licence for patents related to connected cars. Now seven Chinese car manufacturers have signed a ...

31 March 2026 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Saint-Gobain, Fuyao Glass, HUD, head-up display, EPO

Vehicle head-up displays

EPO revokes crucial patent for driver assistance systems

The market for vehicle head-up display (HUD) glass is rapidly gaining importance in the automotive industry. A recent decision by the EPO Boards of Ap ...

10 March 2026 by Konstanze Richter

People & Business

Avanci, wi-fi, platform, licensing, SEPs, Mercedes

Patent pools

Avanci enters market for licensing wi-fi SEPs

Patent pool Avanci has now expanded beyond cellular connectivity into wi-fi technology. It has launched a new platform covering wi-fi 6 and, in future ...

4 March 2026 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Standard essential patents

Regional Court Munich calculates Avago licence and issues injunction against Renault

In the third consecutive FRAND judgement, the 7th Civil Chamber of the Regional Court of Munich has once again clarified its FRAND case law. The court ...

24 February 2026 by Mathieu Klos

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