Rossmann enters into Activemap patent portfolio license
Hamburg and London:
Activemap Europe GmbH, and its exclusive licensing partner, Vectis IP Ltd, announced today that Dirk Rossmann GmbH has entered into a license agreement for the Activemap patent portfolio. As a result, a Preliminary Injunction request filed by Activemap Europe in the German District Court ("Landgericht Dusseldorf") for infringement of European Patent EP 2,336,970 has been withdrawn.
"Activemap is delighted to welcome Rossmann as a licensee to its interactive mapping patent portfolio. Rossmann's membership amongst our fast-growing family of licensees is further testament to the significance of Activemap's user-friendly interface", said Erika Jakubassa, CEO of Activemap Europe. Sandro Spina, Director of Licensing for Vectis IP, further added, "With favourable outcomes from three separate German enforcement actions, there can be little doubt that the Activemap inventors were early pioneers when first patenting their now widely used store locator."
Activemap Europe GmbH
Activemap Europe GmbH is the exclusive licensee in Europe for Activemap LLC (https://activemapllc.com/), a New York-based company led by the inventors of EP 2,336,970 and other patents comprising the Activemap patent portfolio. Activemap LLC was founded in the early 2000s when the invention team used members' diverse experience in interface development, programming, and media work to create a novel and improved interactive electronic map. The inventors filed their priority US patent application in 2001 and have been licensing their portfolio to companies in a wide range of industries.
Vectis IP Ltd
Vectis IP Ltd https://www.vectis.com/ is a UK-based IP and technology licensing company. Vectis IP supports a level playing field for IP owners and implementers and is dedicated to finding collaborative and balanced licensing solutions. With a global reach, its seasoned management team has led the formation and management of many patent pools and programs in Telecommunications and Consumer Electronics. More recently, Vectis IP has had success with a Wi-Fi program, licensing over 200 companies, and an antenna program, licensing over 50 smartphone companies. In addition to acting as Activemap's exclusive licensing partner, Vectis IP is currently working on multiple programs covering audio, video, and networking.
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