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"Forum shopping is the plaintiff's prerogative"

The Düsseldorf Regional Court recently recorded another decline in the number of patent cases. A visible effect of this is the closure of the 3rd chamber. After several patent judges transferred to th ...

27 February 2026 by Konstanze Richter
Cases
Standard essential patents

Samsung's antitrust claim against ZTE dismissed in Frankfurt

Samsung has not prevailed with an antitrust lawsuit against ZTE for abusive market behaviour at the Regional Court in Frankfurt. The court dismissed t ...

26 February 2026 by Mathieu Klos
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Standard essential patents

Regional Court Munich calculates Avago licence and issues injunction against Renault

In the third consecutive FRAND judgement, the 7th Civil Chamber of the Regional Court of Munich has once again clarified its FRAND case law. The court ...

24 February 2026 by Mathieu Klos
Cases
Right to sue

No claim to damages for Millenium and Cilag in dispute over bortezomib

Millennium Pharma and its distributor Cilag are not eligible to receive damages from generic companies for the infringement of patents related to anti ...

19 February 2026 by Konstanze Richter
People & Business
German Patent Courts

Munich drives rising case numbers in Germany

For the first time in five years, the number of new patent lawsuits filed at German courts has risen again. This is mainly due to a significant increa ...

18 February 2026 by Konstanze Richter
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UPC Provisional Measures: Dual Validity Test When EPO Opposition Is Pending

The Unified Patent Court (UPC) has established a “more likely than not” standard for assessing patent validity in provisional measure proceedings, as ...

17 February 2026 by Simmons + Simmons LLP
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Interview

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

Munich Regional Court reports a 43% increase in patent cases. One of the driving forces behind this development is Oliver Schön, presiding judge of th ...

13 February 2026 by Mathieu Klos
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Trade fair injunction

Peterreins Schley and ZSP enforce PIs for Wobbleworks over 3Doodler

German courts have banned Chinese companies JER and Kretum from marketing their 3D pens in Germany. The Regional Courts in Munich and Nuremberg issued ...

12 February 2026 by Konstanze Richter
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Renewable energy

Maxeon and Aiko settle solar panel dispute

Maxeon Solar and Aiko have settled their global dispute shortly before a scheduled UPC judgment. The parties had been battling over back-contact solar ...

11 February 2026 by Konstanze Richter
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Wastewater technology

Veolia and Heuking land win against Supratec

Supratec can no longer manufacture and sell certain gas distributors and hollow fibre membrane modules in Germany following a January ruling from Düss ...

6 February 2026 by Mathieu Klos
People & Business
Unified Patent Court

Bérénice Thom takes over second panel at local division Düsseldorf

For some time there has been speculation that Düsseldorf would receive a second panel. Now it is official. Following the recent announcement that Ingo ...

6 February 2026 by Laura King
People & Business
Germany

Michalski Hüttermann partner launches new patent firm Aurodion

Wasilis Koukounis and three other former Michalski Hüttermann & Partner attorneys have launched mixed IP firm Aurodion. The new outfit has offices ...

3 February 2026 by Mathieu Klos
Cases
Wifi technology

Munich Regional Court further clarifies FRAND rules in Wilus vs Asus judgment

A partial payment obligation, comparative agreements for FRAND licences and FRAND calculation. A recent judgment by Munich Regional Court's 7th Civil ...

30 January 2026 by Mathieu Klos
Cases
FRAND

HMD evaluates next steps after disappointing Federal Court of Justice ruling

HMD is not satisfied with Tuesday's Federal Court of Justice ruling. The court dismissed HMD's appeal in the dispute with VoiceAge on the same day as ...

29 January 2026 by Mathieu Klos
Cases
FRAND

Nokia vs Asus and Acer: Regional Court Munich redefines FRAND rules

Last Thursday, Munich Regional Court ordered Asus and Acer to cease and desist in an infringement case concerning a Nokia video coding patent. The cou ...

28 January 2026 by Mathieu Klos
Cases
Speech-coding

Federal Court of Justice confirms Munich ruling in VoiceAge vs HMD

The Federal Court of Justice's Antirtust Senate has upheld the Munich Higher Regional Court's injunction against HMD. The court largely maintained its ...

27 January 2026 by Mathieu Klos
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