Energy technology Archives

Asahi Glass and Mitscherlich defend glass-coating patents

In a dispute over glass-coating technology, the German Asahi subsidiary Interpane has successfully defended two patents against objections from Saint- ...

19 April 2022 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Employee inventors' rights

Bosch Rexroth must disclose purchase agreement with ZF Friedrichshafen

In an employee invention row, the Higher Regional Court in Karlsruhe has declared that Bosch Rexroth must disclose its company purchase agreement with ...

20 October 2021 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Diesel technology

AVL and Maha dispute over after EPO destroys exhaust gas measuring patent

A decision by the European Patent Office has finally ended a dispute between patent holder AVL and its competitor Maha Maschinenbau. The Technical Boa ...

18 October 2021 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Renewable energy

Hanwha Q-Cells and Hoyng ROKH Monegier win cross-border injunction against Longi

Rotterdam District Court ruled that Longi Netherlands may no longer offer several of its solar panel models in nine European countries. The Longi prod ...

13 October 2021 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Renewable energy

SolarEdge and Hogan Lovells destroy another of SMA Solar's patents

SolarEdge has destroyed a second patent held by SMA Solar Technology. For now, SolarEdge has averted two infringement suits filed by its German compet ...

24 August 2021 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Consumer electronics

Lufthansa wins with Jones Day over electricity supply patent

The UK High Court has found a patent owned by Lufthansa infringed by Astronics, Safran Seats and Panasonic. The patent is for a technology which cover ...

31 July 2020 by Amy Sandys

Cases

Renewable energy

Hoyng ROKH Monegier wins first instance infringement dispute for Q-Cells

The Regional Court Düsseldorf has upheld a patent infringement complaint filed by Hanwha Q-Cells, which provides solar technology solutions. Q-Cells b ...

6 July 2020 by Amy Sandys

Cases

LED technology

Wago and Bardehle successful against Molex for electric-connecting terminals

Molex may no longer sell its electric-connecting terminals with the product name "Lite-Trap". The Regional Court Munich handed down this decision in M ...

3 June 2020 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Natural gas vehicles

Metatron defends patent against attack from Volkswagen

Italian automotive supplier Metatron has won a long-running dispute with Volkswagen over natural gas vehicles. The German Federal Court of Justice dec ...

31 January 2020 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

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

Cases

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

Cases

Photovoltaics

SolarEdge sues Huawei and Wattkraft over photovoltaics

Huawei is probably the most frequently sued company before German patent courts. Now SolarEdge has filed another lawsuit against the Chinese telecommu ...

17 August 2018 by Laura King

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