Germany Archives

Dispute between ParTec and Nvidia threatens to escalate after dismissal

Nvidia does not infringe one of three patents held by Munich-based ParTec AG, owned by entrepreneur and lawyer Bernhard Frohwitter. The Munich local d ...

11 March 2026 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Saint-Gobain, Fuyao Glass, HUD, head-up display, EPO

Vehicle head-up displays

EPO revokes crucial patent for driver assistance systems

The market for vehicle head-up display (HUD) glass is rapidly gaining importance in the automotive industry. A recent decision by the EPO Boards of Ap ...

10 March 2026 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Ivoclar, Huliang Bio-Tech, dental prostheses, blanks

Dental technology

Chinese prosthesis manufacturer prevails against Ivoclar with Graf von Westphalen

Huliang Bio-Tech from Shanghai may continue to sell its denture blanks for the manufacture of modern dental prostheses in Germany. Düsseldorf Regional ...

9 March 2026 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Computing

Broadcom and Grünecker initiate litigation against Deutsche Telekom at the UPC

Three subsidiaries of Broadcom have sued Deutsche Telekom at the UPC. The German telecommunications provider has worked closely with VMware for a long ...

5 March 2026 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

EirGen Pharma, DSM, Rayaldee, calcifediol, EPO, Boards of Appeal

European Patent Office

EirGen Pharma and Meissner Bolte defend basic patent for kidney drug

An important basic patent for EirGen Pharma's drug Rayaldee for the treatment of chronic kidney disease in adults remains valid. This was decided by t ...

3 March 2026 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

Düsseldorf Regional Court, Büttner, Haase

Interview

"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 cham ...

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

Cases

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

regional court, munich, düsseldorf, case numbers, UPC

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

Sponsored Content Provisional Measures and Validity Assessment in the UPC: The Impact of Pending EPO Opposition

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

People & Business

Oliver Schön, 7th Civil Chamber, Munich Regional Court

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

Cases

WobbleWorks, JER, Kretum, 3D pens, Nuremberg toy trade fair

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

Cases

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

Cases

Veolia, Supratec, Heuking, Grünecker, wastewater

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

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