EPO Board of Appeal revokes Atlas Global’s wifi patent despite opponents’ withdrawal
The EPO Boards of Appeal recently revoked a wifi patent (EP 3 353 901) owned by Atlas Global Technologies, despite opponents TP-Link and Vantiva withdrawing their oppositions in appeal. This decision effectively removes the basis for Atlas Global's parallel UPC infringement actions.
WISECODE Take
This landmark decision by the EPO Board of Appeal breaks the common business assumption that settling with opponents and getting them to withdraw their oppositions will automatically save a patent. Atlas Global Technologies sued TP-Link and Vantiva at the UPC for infringing its wifi patent EP 3 353 901, but even though the defendants withdrew their EPO oppositions, the Board of Appeal (case T 1230/25) proceeded with the case in 2026 and revoked the patent for lack of novelty and inventive step. For businesses, this highlights that public interest and patent quality examinations in Europe operate independently of private settlements. Companies should formulate two strategies: first, recognize that filing an EPO opposition remains a powerful defensive tool that cannot be easily neutralized by settlement; second, evaluate patent portfolios based on their historical opposition records and stability rather than mere quantity.
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