BMW counsel: ‘Complete closure’ needed to drop US patent case against Onesta
By Melissa Ritti ( April 16, 2026, 19:48 GMT | Comment) -- Onesta IP must defend the validity of two US patents — and allegations both were misused when they were asserted against BMW in Germany. That potentially high-risk outcome “does not kill” future tests of last year’s decision in BSH v. Electrolux by the Court of Justice of the European Union, “but it certainly raises the stakes,” an expert tells MLex.BMW has scored an important victory in the US, where a federal judge will allow the automaker’s lawsuit against Onesta IP to proceed....
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