robot parking solutions. Elecon owns an invention patent with the application date of March 13, 2002, the patent number of 02803734.0 and the name of “Bracket for Horizontal Transportation of Motor
April, the court’s 4a Civil Chamber ruled that Canfield’s device infringes QuantifiCare’s patent. The court under presiding judge Tilmann ordered the German and US subsidiaries of Canfield to cease
Context: In general, Unified Patent Court (UPC) practitioners are well aware of the implications of the young judiciary’s frontloaded proceedings. Anything that can be pleaded early must be pleaded
market exclusivity expired at the end of May 2017. Numerous companies applied for marketing authorisations in Germany, including Glenmark. Success in PI Although Mundipharma’s key patent EP 1 492 505
In the ongoing dispute over its highly successful weight-loss drug semaglutide, Novo Nordisk has suffered a further setback as the EPO revoked yet another patent from several under attack. After the
MU Ionics and CATL have resolved their patent disputes. They recently signed a licence deal that also impacts Opel, which uses the Chinese battery manufacturer's products in its electric vehicles and
light of day. Plaintiff MED-EL and its opponent Advanced Bionics have reached a settlement to end all ongoing disputes over cochlear implants. MED-EL has confirmed this to JUVE Patent. The opponents were
, projected to be worth $11.4 billion by 2031 (January 2025 IndustryArc report). In parallel, the Qi-related patent market has seen significant momentum, with a number of lawsuits emerging, including in the
Germany (March 3, 2025 ip fray article). Infringement litigation is also progressing. For example, ZTE obtained a standard-essential patent (SEP) preliminary injunction in Brazil (February 13, 2025 ip
The parties in the battle over vaporizer patents have reached a tie after four rulings by the Paris central division. Today, the court upheld a key Juul Labs patent and dismissed NJOY's revocation