IPG Photonics loses patent case affecting less than 1% of sales

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IPG Photonics Announces Ruling in Unified Patent Court

March 16, 2026 4:01 PM EDT

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., March 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ: IPGP), the global leader in fiber laser technology, announced today that the Local Division of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) located in Düsseldorf, Germany has issued a decision in a patent infringement case brought by Trumpf SE & Co. KG (Trumpf).

The court ruled that certain uses and designs of IPGs adjustable mode beam (AMB) lasers infringed European Patent 2,624,031. The decision impacts AMB laser products sold in Germany, France and Italy, affecting less than 1% of IPGs total sales.

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