Shanghai NorthGlass issues statement concerning patent dispute
Shanghai NorthGlass has released the following statement in response to the Glaston press release:
For more than two decades, Shanghai NorthGlass and her mother company Luoyang NorthGlass have been on the forefront of technological advancement in the glass tempering sector. Due to its significant research and development efforts, both Shanghai NorthGlass and Luoyang NorthGlass have acquired a substantial portfolio of proprietary technology and patent rights.
Shanghai NorthGlass’ increasing role in the worldwide market has not remained unnoticed and, unfortunately, has led some of its competitors to engage in legal disputes, some of which may also be noticed on a customer and end-user level. Shanghai NorthGlass takes these disputes seriously and remains committed to protecting its customers against any legal threats.
For this purpose, and in light of recent events, Shanghai NorthGlass would like to share the following information:
In 2012, Glaston Corporation (“Glaston”), a Finnish manufacturer for glass bending machines, accused Shanghai NorthGlass of infringement of its European patent EP 0679613 B1 by the sale and distribution of a specific type of glass bending machines to Germany. While this specific type of machines only account for a very low percentage of its numerous products, Shanghai NorthGlass strongly defended its legal position in this dispute and provided the court with substantial non-infringement arguments.
In early 2017, after different expert opin...
For more than two decades, Shanghai NorthGlass and her mother company Luoyang NorthGlass have been on the forefront of technological advancement in the glass tempering sector. Due to its significant research and development efforts, both Shanghai NorthGlass and Luoyang NorthGlass have acquired a substantial portfolio of proprietary technology and patent rights.
Shanghai NorthGlass’ increasing role in the worldwide market has not remained unnoticed and, unfortunately, has led some of its competitors to engage in legal disputes, some of which may also be noticed on a customer and end-user level. Shanghai NorthGlass takes these disputes seriously and remains committed to protecting its customers against any legal threats.
For this purpose, and in light of recent events, Shanghai NorthGlass would like to share the following information:
In 2012, Glaston Corporation (“Glaston”), a Finnish manufacturer for glass bending machines, accused Shanghai NorthGlass of infringement of its European patent EP 0679613 B1 by the sale and distribution of a specific type of glass bending machines to Germany. While this specific type of machines only account for a very low percentage of its numerous products, Shanghai NorthGlass strongly defended its legal position in this dispute and provided the court with substantial non-infringement arguments.
In early 2017, after different expert opin...