SE - Vanserum Vision AB v. SICK IVP AB / Invalidity and Infringement

Vanserum Vision AB v. SICK IVP AB, Stockholm District Court, Stockholm, Sweden, 5 February 2010, Cases No. T 1966-07 and T 22033-07 (joint cases)

The Stockholm District Court dismissed an invalidity claim raised by Vanserum Vision AB (‘Vanserum’) against the Swedish patent 501 650 in relation to patent claim 3, but approved Vanserum’s action in relation to patent claims 2 and 8. The ‘650’ patent was granted for a device, used within the sawmilling- and carpentry industry. The invention detects defects in wood through a specific combination of line-shaped light sources.