Posted: August 1st, 2017
Smart Technologies ULC v. CTouch Europe B.V., District Court The Hague, 26 July 2017, Case No. ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2017:8247
Smart Technologies is the holder of a patent on smart television screens. CTouch’s Gillette defence fails as there is a theoretic and practical difference between its products and the prior art. Injunction and ancillary claims awarded.
Update: CTouch Europe B.V. has appealed against the judgement. The appeal is pending before the Court of Appeal in The Hague, the Netherlands.
A copy of the judgment can be read here.
Please note that CTouch Europe B.V. has appealed against the judgement. The appeal is pending before the Court of Appeal (Gerechtshof Den Haag) in The Hague, the Netherlands.