Listen "Week 37, 2025: "IKEA-Style" Infringement, Confidential Costs, and Equivalence "
Episode Synopsis
This week, our AI hosts break down Professor Willem Hoyng's analysis of the latest UPC decisions. We explore a preliminary injunction from The Hague based on the doctrine of equivalents and a key ruling from Paris on the confidentiality of legal costs. Plus, we dive into a Düsseldorf order on using information in parallel cases and a Mannheim decision on whether selling a product in parts constitutes direct infringement.Key Rulings Discussed:Washtower v Industriebeteiligungs (The Hague LD): Infringement by equivalence.Microsoft v Suinno (Paris CD): Confidentiality of lawyers' invoices.Ona v Google (Düsseldorf LD): Use of confidential information across cases.Haas v Windhager (Mannheim LD): Direct infringement for products sold in parts.For the full in-depth analysis by Prof. Hoyng, visit:https://www.hoyngrokhmonegier.com/news-insights/upc-unfiltered-by-willem-hoyng-upc-decisions-week-37-2025/(Disclaimer: This podcast is AI-generated and may contain minor inaccuracies.)
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