That is correct, they are safe in the sense that if the patent application gets granted or issued, they can use that patent to sue people for infringing their patent rights. It all depends on what claims get issued, where the protection is (for example, a U.S. patent does not allow you to sue...
I've reviewed the patent filings. The patent information provided was for EP3145490, which is a national stage entry of a PCT filing that was filed in June 2015.
EP3145490: Status: Examination has started.
After a quick review, it looks like a European search report indicated that the...
Felt the need to finally join, long time reader, as there is a decent amount of false hope and misinformation about the relevancy of the patent filings.
I'm a patent attorney, and I can tell you that the status of the patent won't give too much information about the product launch. Getting a...