For 60 years, its assault rifle supplier was Heckler & Koch. The patent dispute is set against the background of a major contract from the German Armed Forces. Haenel is likely to appeal the decision at the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court. The court did not award the claim for indemnification, as well as parts of the claims for damages, information, accounting, and recall for a specified period of time, based on the statute of limitations defence.įurthermore, the court did not stay proceedings pending a nullity suit filed at the Federal Patent Court (case ID: 7 Ni 29/20), as the infringement proceedings only concern a part of the patent.Ĭ.G. The dispute concerns the openings for rapid water drainage from the gun. Specifically, the rifle manufacturer enforced European patent EP 20 18 508 B1, which protects a type of rifle-locking system. Haenel’s CR 223 assault rifle infringes a patent held by competitor Heckler & Koch. Düsseldorf Regional Court has ruled that C.G.
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