Teradyne Files New Cobot Patent Case

Single-source brief: Teradyne Robotics sued JAKA’s German unit, but the patent claims remain unproven.

What Changed

Teradyne Robotics filed a patent suit against JAKA’s German subsidiary.

Teradyne owns Universal Robots, a collaborative robot arm maker.

The company alleges JAKA copied protected Universal Robots hardware and software.

Universal Robots CTO David Brandt told The Robot Report the case covers multiple patents.

Brandt said the patents cover key hardware and software parts.

Teradyne filed in the Unified Patent Court’s Copenhagen local division.

It said the alleged acts occurred in Denmark and other EU states.

Why Plant Teams Should Watch

The case may raise supplier risk for cobot buyers in Europe.

Teradyne said a UPC ruling could apply in 17 participating EU member states.

It also said a ruling could affect certain countries outside the UPC agreement.

The claims have not been proven in court.

JAKA did not respond to The Robot Report before publication.

Wider Legal Push

This is Teradyne’s second major European case involving a Chinese robotics company this year.

In February, Teradyne sued Elite Robots’ German unit over alleged copyright infringement.

A Hamburg court issued a preliminary injunction in April, The Robot Report said.

That case remains ongoing.

Brandt said the JAKA case concerns patents, not copyright.

Deployment Status

No customer deployment change was announced for either company.

No pricing, support, uptime, payback, or throughput effects were provided.

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