Tag: Patent system
EU tightens crackdown on China at WTO
View of the WTO building The World Trade Organization should decide on the cases. (Photo: imago images/Andreas Haas) Brussels In the dispute over China’s trade restrictions against Lithuania, the EU…
Corporations increase research spending to 32 billion euros
Dusseldorf In order to remain competitive, Germany’s large companies are again spending more on research and development (R&D). According to calculations by the Handelsblatt, the corresponding expenditures in the Dax…
Corporations increase research spending to 32 billion euros
Dusseldorf In order to remain competitive, Germany’s large companies are again spending more on research and development (R&D). According to calculations by the Handelsblatt, the corresponding expenditures in the Dax…
Dowel specialist Fischer wants to modernize the construction site
Fischer Baubot The robot is intended to support construction workers in their work in the future. (Photo: PR) tumlingen With robots, intelligent dowels and integrated planning software, Fischer wants to…
“Google didn’t take us seriously”
The audio specialist Sonos has been working on wirelessly networked speakers since it was founded in 2002. About five years ago, Google entered the software-controlled speaker business and, according to…
More and more inventions by migrants
Software company SAP According to the IW study, SAP would lose more than half of its patent output without its inventors with foreign roots. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Inventors with foreign…
Where most inventions are registered
Berlin In no other federal state have so many patents been registered by independent inventors in 2021 as in Bavaria. The German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA) in Munich registered…
Biontech in Australia: Research center & mRNA production facility planned
Production at Biontech The Mainz-based company opens further locations worldwide, now also in Australia. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Biontech wants to further globalize its research and production. As part of a…
Sonos: Patent lawsuit against Google successful
Sonos speakers For Spence, Google’s actions represent the abuse of market power. (Photo: dpa) Santa Barbara It’s rare for smaller tech companies to engage in open conflict with the biggest…
Moderna is suing Biontech and Pfizer for patent infringement
Corona Vaccine from Moderna With the lawsuit against Biontech and Pfizer, Moderna wants to protect its mRNA technology platform. (Photo: AP) Frankfurt The corona vaccine business is increasingly becoming a…
Moderna is suing Biontech and Pfizer for patent infringement
Corona Vaccine from Moderna With the lawsuit against Biontech and Pfizer, Moderna wants to protect its mRNA technology platform. (Photo: AP) Frankfurt The US biotech company Moderna wants to hold…
Novartis wants to spin off its generics division and take it public
Novartis The Swiss pharmaceutical company is likely to focus on high-margin new drugs in the future. (Photo: Reuters) Zurich The Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis wants to spin off its business…
What new patents reveal about the upcoming headset
Apple Glasses Apple boss Tim Cook has fueled speculation about a VR headset from the group. (Photo: dpa) san francisco For years there has been speculation about the launch of…
This is revealed by new patents about Apple’s headset plans
Apple CEO Tim Cook The Apple boss has fueled speculation about a VR headset from the group. (Photo: dpa) san francisco For years there has been speculation about the launch…
Biontech files patent lawsuit with CureVac in the USA
Vaccine from Biontech Biontech and Pfizer wanted to obtain a ruling that three of Curevac’s US patents are not infringed by their Covid-19 vaccine. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The biotech company…
Facebook account no longer required for Oculus glasses
VR glasses Quest 2 According to market researcher Counterpoint Research, the Facebook group dominates around 80 percent of the global business with VR glasses. (Photo: Bloomberg) san francisco The technology…
Lawsuit against Biontech over Corona vaccine
Curevac laboratory The Tübingen biotech company has filed a lawsuit against Biontech and two subsidiaries of the Mainz-based company. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The Tübingen-based biotech company Curevac sees its patents…
Curevac accuses Biontech of patent infringement
Curevac laboratory The Tübingen biotech company has filed a lawsuit against Biontech and two subsidiaries of the Mainz-based company. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The Tübingen-based biotech company Curevac sees its patents…
Evonik strengthens position as supplier for mRNA medicine
Corona vaccine from Biontech The agent contains lipids that are also manufactured by Essen-based Evonik. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Evonik AG is once again investing heavily in its business as a…
Ideas from Microsoft & Co. could change our future
new York A wink could soon be enough. You no longer need a wake word like “Hey, Cortana” to wake up Microsoft’s virtual assistant. Computer vision makes this possible: cameras…