Meyer Burger will take patent infringement lawsuit regarding its Diamond Wire Management System (DWMS) technology to the next level of jurisdiction Dienstag, 24. April 2018 - 06:31
Press Release
Thun, 24 April 2018
Meyer Burger will take patent infringement lawsuit regarding its Diamond Wire Management System (DWMS) technology to the next level of jurisdiction
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) has been informed that the Nanjing Intermediate Court has made a first instance judgment to dismiss Meyer Burger’s litigation claims regarding the patent infringement lawsuit which Meyer Burger (Switzerland) Ltd filed against Wuxi Shangji Automation Co, Ltd. claiming that Wuxi Shangji Automation’s wire saw WSK027BL infringes Meyer Burger’s Chinese patent number CN 104411434B.
This first instance judgement has not yet come into force and Meyer Burger will file an appeal with the Jiangsu High Court within the 30-day time limit by May 17, 2018 or will take all other necessary legal actions against existing or future patent infringements to enforce its patent rights.
Contacts
Ingrid Carstensen
Head of Corporate Communications
Phone: +41 (0)33 221 28 34
ingrid.carstensen@meyerburger.com
Daniel Eicher
c/o Tolxdorff Eicher Häberling
Phone: +41 (0)33 221 28 83
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