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STOCKHOLM, Sweden — The European Patent Office’s Board of Appeals has revoked a patent held by EIS GmbH, ruling that it infringed on intellectual property owned by pleasure product manufacturer Lelo. EIS, the parent company behind the Satisfyer brand, has been engaged in a prolonged legal dispute with Lelo over ownership of patents covering air pulse technology.
The overturned patent, EP3228297, titled “Pressure Waves Massage Apparatus,” was designed to protect the technology used in Satisfyer’s range of air pulse vibrators and similar products. The Board’s decision effectively halts EIS’s ability to pursue legal action against wholesalers and retailers selling competing pressure wave devices on claims of patent infringement.
The ruling follows a series of lawsuits in which EIS had targeted retailers offering Lelo’s Sona, Sila, and Enigmaproducts, alleging they violated Satisfyer’s patent rights.
“This decision confirms what Lelo believed all along: its innovative designs and technologies are distinct and original, upholding the brand’s reputation for pioneering excellence in the intimate wellness industry,” Lelo said in a statement.
The decision is final and non-appealable, and applies to all member states of the European Patent Convention, which governs patent protections across much of Europe.
Member countries include Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, the United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, North Macedonia, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, and Türkiye.
