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Applicant-side representative
BUSSE & PARTNER
12 first-instance invalidity cases · 2018–2022 · 33.3% win rate
Cases
12
Invalidated
4
Lost
8
Win rate
33.3%
Median costs
€400
Win rate by year
2018
100%2/2 merits
2022
20%2/10 merits
Bar = win rate; faint right-hand bar = case volume that year.
Most-practised sectors
- 28Pharmaceutical & cosmetic11
- 13Equipment for production of electricity1
- 26Lighting apparatus1
Most-invoked grounds
- Article 25(1)(b)12
- Article 6(1)(b)11
- Article 8(1)10
- Article 4(1)9
- Article 7(1)9
- Article 5(1)(b)5
Most-represented clients
- Beurer GmbH11 cases · 3/11 won
- Remalux B.V.1 case · 1/1 won
Most-frequent opposing parties
- FOREO AB7 cases · prevailed 5×
- Foreo Ltd.3 cases · prevailed 3×
- Honglan Yin1 case
- iLogoTech GmbH1 case
Most-frequent opposing holder-side firms
- Zivko Mijatovic & Partners7 cases · they prevailed 5×
- Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB1 case
- Huasun Patent Attorneys and Attorneys at Law1 case
Recent decisions
| Date | Case | Holder | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-22 | 000116747 | FOREO AB | Application rejected (holder wins) |
| 2022-11-22 | 000116708 | FOREO AB | Application rejected (holder wins) |
| 2022-11-22 | 000116709 | FOREO AB | Application rejected (holder wins) |
| 2022-11-22 | 000116710 | FOREO AB | Invalidated (total) |
| 2022-11-22 | 000116727 | Foreo AB | Application rejected (holder wins) |
| 2022-11-22 | 000116728 | FOREO AB | Invalidated (total) |
| 2022-11-22 | 000116707 | FOREO AB | Application rejected (holder wins) |
| 2022-03-04 | 000116711 | Foreo Ltd. | Application rejected (holder wins) |
| 2022-03-04 | 000116729 | Foreo Ltd. | Application rejected (holder wins) |
| 2022-03-04 | 000116730 | Foreo Ltd. | Application rejected (holder wins) |
| 2018-12-12 | 000102239 | iLogoTech GmbH | Invalidated (total) |
| 2018-06-13 | 000010474 | Honglan Yin | Invalidated (total) |