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31 August 2026 by Konstanze Richter

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InterDigital escalates UPC campaign against Disney over VP9 workaround

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25 August 2026 by Mathieu Klos

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Two Vossius partners reopen German market for Pinsent Masons

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28 August 2026 by Mathieu Klos

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R 16/23 – Confirmation of the right to oral proceedings under Article 116(1) EPC

Successful petitions for review under Art. 112a EPC are exceedingly rare; truly curious sets of facts are too; and when a decision combines both, it definitely deserves a discussion in the GRUR Patent. That is precisely the case here with decision R 16/23, in which…

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Osborne Clarke hires Brinkhof litigator Jan Pot for Amsterdam

Osborne Clarke has strengthened its Dutch dispute resolution practice with the addition of Jan Pot as a partner in Amsterdam. Pot joins from Dutch IP ...

27 August 2026 by Mathieu Klos

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JUVE announces nominees for Patent Law Firm and In-house Patent Team of the Year

JUVE has announced the shortlist for this year's JUVE Awards Germany, including for the category patent law. Four law firms are competing for the titl ...

26 August 2026 by Laura King

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Omni-pac has come out on top in the dispute over a closure technology for modern egg cartons. The UPC Court of Appeal dismissed an infringement suit b ...

21 August 2026 by Mathieu Klos

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New FRAND guidelines: Munich Court aims to make proceedings more efficient

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19 August 2026 by Mathieu Klos

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27 July 2026 by Konstanze Richter

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Nokia, Warner Bros. and Paramount can now focus on RAND-rate setting

It is difficult to say who has actually emerged as the provisional winner in the interim payment dispute between Nokia, Warner Bros. and Paramount. In ...

25 June 2026 by Mathieu Klos

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Bonabry to merge with patent attorney firm Hamm&Wittkopp

InterDigital escalates UPC campaign against Disney over VP9 workaround

A whole-of-market-evidence approach to FRAND determination

FRAND Rate-Setting: Convergence on Principles, Divergence in Practice

Two Vossius partners reopen German market for Pinsent Masons

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R 16/23 – Confirmation of the right to oral proceedings under Article 116(1) EPC

Osborne Clarke hires Brinkhof litigator Jan Pot for Amsterdam

JUVE announces nominees for Patent Law Firm and In-house Patent Team of the Year

UPC Court of Appeal puts an end to the egg packaging dispute

New FRAND guidelines: Munich Court aims to make proceedings more efficient

The mRNA wars are escalating with new claims from Arbutus

Bristows and Three New Square defend Novartis’ SPC on Entresto in the UK

Trending: Standard essential patents

UK Supreme Court hands Tesla landmark win in Avanci 5G pool licence dispute

Oliver Schön: “The case law of the UPC and the German courts is the gold standard”

Nokia, Warner Bros. and Paramount can now focus on RAND-rate setting

JUVE Patent

Bonabry to merge with patent attorney firm Hamm&Wittkopp

InterDigital escalates UPC campaign against Disney over VP9 workaround

A whole-of-market-evidence approach to FRAND determination

FRAND Rate-Setting: Convergence on Principles, Divergence in Practice

Two Vossius partners reopen German market for Pinsent Masons

Firm & Expert Profiles

R 16/23 – Confirmation of the right to oral proceedings under Article 116(1) EPC

Osborne Clarke hires Brinkhof litigator Jan Pot for Amsterdam

JUVE announces nominees for Patent Law Firm and In-house Patent Team of the Year

UPC Court of Appeal puts an end to the egg packaging dispute

New FRAND guidelines: Munich Court aims to make proceedings more efficient

The mRNA wars are escalating with new claims from Arbutus

Bristows and Three New Square defend Novartis’ SPC on Entresto in the UK

Trending: Standard essential patents

UK Supreme Court hands Tesla landmark win in Avanci 5G pool licence dispute

Oliver Schön: “The case law of the UPC and the German courts is the gold standard”

Nokia, Warner Bros. and Paramount can now focus on RAND-rate setting

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