The Federal Court of Justice has ruled in its judgment of 4. August 2020 (X ZR 40/18) resolved in patent nullity proceedings, Until when the patent holder can join the appeal of the invalidity plaintiff. In the matter…
Patentnichtigkeit des Apple-Patents betreffend die Entsperrung durch Wischen von Motorola durchgesetzt
The Federal Court of Justice has ruled in its judgment of 25. August 2015 (X ZR 110/13 – “Unlock image”) the annulment of the German part of the European patent 1 964 022 bestätigt. The patent was about that…
Explains Nespresso patent for a device for extracting a cartridge and corresponding coffee machines void
The dispute over the successful Nespresso machines, the capsules (whether original or not) and the related patents by Nestle go unchanged. In addition to the nullity proceedings, there are also some patent infringement proceedings…
BGH X ZR 27/12 – Vehicle navigation system: Voice output of street names does not constitute an inventive step
The Federal Court of Justice has ruled in its judgment of 23. April 2013 (X ZR 27/12 – “Vehicle navigation system”) the annulment of a European patent for a navigation system was confirmed. The focus is on the question, what characteristics…
Nullity dispute uniform even when multiple plaintiffs, applicable within the scope of the same attack – 20 to 30 Million EUR in the specific case
The Federal Court of Justice has decided by decision of 27. August 2013 (X ZR 83/10 – “Value in dispute II”) decided, that the amount in dispute in a patent nullity action is generally not divided if there are several plaintiffs. Guiding principle will…