United States of America

Pearl Cohen, Tautz & Schuhmacher, US, Munich

US-Israeli firm Pearl Cohen arrives in Germany

Pearl Cohen has opened an office in Munich, bringing on board the patent attorney firm Tautz & Schuhmacher. This marks another international firm with strong US ties entering the German patent mar ...

15 January 2026 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Anti-suit injunctions

US judge orders Onesta to withdraw Munich lawsuits against BMW

For now, BMW has successfully fended off a lawsuit filed by NPE Onesta at Munich Regional Court. US Judge Alan Albright has ordered an anti-suit injun ...

15 January 2026 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

Taylor Wessing, Winston & Strawn, merger

Preparation for US merger

Taylor Wessing's patent practice faces troubled waters

Taylor Wessing UK plans to merge with US law firm Winston & Strawn next year. Both firms have strong IP practices, but questions remain over the f ...

22 December 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Excavators

Bobcat challenges competitors Caterpillar and Zeppelin with Quinn Emanuel

The US manufacturer of compact excavators has launched a major attack against its fiercest rival. Bobcat has sued Caterpillar in the US, at the UPC lo ...

17 December 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Sponsored Content Trans-Atlantic Long-Arm Jurisdiction: European Courts and the Assertion of U.S. Patents Post-BSH

A Trans-Atlantic approach to “long-arm jurisdiction”? – U.S. patents asserted in Europe

The recent patent infringement proceedings brought by Onesta IP LLC before the Munich I Regional Court mark a significant development in the applicati ...

18 November 2025 by Simmons + Simmons LLP

Cases

Streaming technology

InterDigital accelerate battle against Amazon in Europe, Brazil and the US

InterDigital and Amazon have primarily battled in court over anti-interim-licence injunctions and anti-suit injunctions until now. Now, the SEP holder ...

11 November 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Long-arm jurisdiction

NPE asserts US patents against BMW in Munich

BMW faces three infringement suits from Onesta at the Regional Court of Munich concerning processor technology for head units in cars. Two of the laws ...

5 November 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Software

Celonis hits back with new patent suits against SAP in Munich

The global dispute between SAP and Celonis is entering a new phase. Following reciprocal lawsuits in the US and at the UPC, Celonis has filed infringe ...

15 October 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Sketchers, Kizik, Fast IP, hands-free slip-on shoes, slip-ins

Footwear

Skechers sued at UPC and in US over hands-free slip-on shoes

Slip-on trainers are known in Europe primarily through Nike, which licenses the technology from patent holder Kizik. Now global footwear brand Skecher ...

22 September 2025 by Christina Schulze

Cases

Semiconductors

Munich court halts Innoscience's GaN sales in Germany over Infineon patent

Munich Regional Court has ordered Chinese manufacturer Innoscience to cease selling its gallium nitride products in Germany, ruling they infringe an I ...

6 August 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Walt Disney, Disney+, InterDigital, video streaming

Video streaming technology

InterDigital launches attack on Disney at multiple venues including UPC

Video streaming is increasingly the focus of patent litigation. InterDigital is now suing the Walt Disney Company in the US, Brazil and Europe over pa ...

6 February 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Standard essential patents

Local division Munich grants injunction over Netgear's Wi-Fi 6 routers

In another important FRAND ruling from the UPC, the Munich local division has ruled Netgear may no longer sell Wi-Fi-6-capable routers in six importan ...

18 December 2024 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Lenovo, Ericsson, Panasonic, Xiaomi, UK High Court

Standard essential patents

UK High Court rules no interim licence for Lenovo in dispute with Ericsson

Lenovo's application for an interim licence at the UK High Court has failed. This is the second time in a few weeks that the court has ruled on such a ...

20 November 2024 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Settlement

Philips and Thales settle global disputes

Philips has been battling Thales over wireless communication patents in both the US and France since 2020. The parties have now settled their dispute.

30 August 2024 by Konstanze Richter

Promoting women and young talent at Maiwald

Maiwald is one of the few IP law firms in Germany having a very high proportion of women on the staff at every level, including at partner level. The…

10 June 2024 by Maiwald Intellectual Property

Legal Commentary

Unified Patent Court

Is Amazon the next big target for patent disputes in Europe?

Amazon is increasingly being confronted with patent lawsuits in Europe concerning products such as its Amazon Prime streaming service or wifi routers. ...

4 April 2024 by Mathieu Klos

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