Germany

Judgment postponed in Nokia and Continental case

Whether a US court can forbid lawsuits in Europe is the question currently under debate. Following initial decisions in France and the UK, the Higher ...

"Insourcing makes us stronger"

Drastic reorganisation of its Intellectual Property team prevented Thyssenkrupp's patent applications from floundering at too low a level. Ironically, ...

OMAP processors settlement clears way for German car manufacturers

A global patent dispute between Innovative Foundry Technologies, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and United Microelectronics Corporatio ...

Patent ranking Germany: Top filing firms and individuals

Munich is Europe’s centre for patent filing. But which are the leading patent filing firms in Germany? What are their most recommended fields of techn ...

Patent ranking Germany: Top filing and litigation firms

Philips and Wiko compete over mobile phone patents

Recently, Philips has had little luck in the Europe-wide dispute over mobile phone patents in Germany. In infringement proceedings, Philips was unable ...

International trio heads German patent market

Progressively more cross-border cases are being brought before German patent courts. This is having real consequences in the country's legal market. F ...

Patent ranking Germany: Top litigation firms and individuals

Which are the leading firms, and who are the leading individuals, in the German patent litigation market 2019? Read the latest JUVE patent ranking for ...

Globalfoundries and TSMC make global cross-licence agreement

After a short but intense dispute with patent lawsuits filed on both sides, the computer chip manufacturers Globalfoundries and TSMC have reached a wo ...

JUVE Awards names Arnold Ruess and Thyssenkrupp IP teams of the year

Tonight, at the Frankfurt Opera House, JUVE presented its annual German Law Firm of the Year awards in various categories. The 2019 winner in IP is Dü ...

Baker & McKenzie enforce 3D patents in Düsseldorf and EPO

In a dispute with Volfoni over 3D patents, RealD has won both an infringement case at Düsseldorf Regional Court and an opposition case before the Euro ...

Munich court suspends injunction in Hoccer and Tinder dispute

For now, the Tinder dating service is safe in Germany. The District Court of Munich has stayed the enforcement of an injunction against MTCH Technolog ...

TSMC and Quinn Emanuel strike back against Globalfoundries

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has sued competitor Globalfoundries in Germany, Singapore and the US for infringing a total of 25 patents. ...

Nokia and Lenovo go head-to-head in Germany

It is now publically known that Nokia and Lenovo will battle it out in Düsseldorf and Munich. Nokia has filed patent suits against Lenovo in Germany. ...

IPCom's 100A patent upheld at Federal Patent Court

Non-practising entity IPCom has gained another victory with its 100A patent. In early October, the Federal Patent Court dismissed a nullity action bro ...