MLL representation of Swisscom Switzerland in a patent infringement claim

MLL’s patent team successfully represented Swisscom Switzerland in a patent infringement claim of a non-practicing entity directed at Swisscom’s product “Swisscom TV 2.0”, in particular the technology that allows specific parts of programs to be selected and reviewed after the broadcast.

The Swiss Federal Patent Court considered the patent of the NPE to be invalid on the basis of a squeeze argument, because the patent claims would either have been inadmissibly amended in the sense of Art. 123(2) EPC or otherwise would have been anticipated by the prior art in a novelty destroying manner. The court did not have to consider Swisscom’s other defense arguments.

MLL cooperated in this matter with the patent attorneys Kurt Sutter and Martin Toleti from Blum and the former head of Swisscom’s patent department Chris Fischer.

MLL team in this matter included MLL’s head of technical IP Simon Holzer and senior associate Louisa Galbraith.