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Open AI must pay GEMA licence fee for ChatGPT

If Open AI wants to use song lyrics by German musicians to train ChatGPT, it must obtain a GEMA licence. This is the outcome of today's ruling by the Munich Regional Court. While the commercial impact ...

11 November 2025 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

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France

Plasseraud bolsters patent practice with AI expert from Cabinet Netter

Plasseraud continues its growth trajectory with the addition of partner Jérémie Palacci from Cabinet Netter. The French law firm is particularly stren ...

6 November 2025 by Konstanze Richter

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

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Streaming technology

InterDigital and Arnold Ruess win injunction against Disney

Disney may not use InterDigital's advanced video compression technology on its streaming platforms in Germany. The Regional Court Munich has issued an ...

4 November 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

InterDigital, Amazon, UK High Court, AASI, ASI

Streaming technology

InterDigital hit with ex parte AASI from UK High Court in Amazon case

The pan-European dispute between Amazon and InterDigital is increasingly developing into a race between courts. In an anti-anti-suit injunction (AASI) ...

22 October 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Streaming technology

German and UPC rulings in Amazon case put pressure on UK proceedings

The dispute between InterDigital and Amazon has taken a new turn, with the UK High Court scheduling a hearing for late October. At a recent case manag ...

16 October 2025 by Konstanze Richter

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

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Case preview

Munich hears first ever case over licences for generative AI in GEMA vs OpenAI

It is reportedly the first lawsuit worldwide against an AI provider for the unlicensed use of protected musical works. Today, Munich Regional Court is ...

29 September 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Supercomputers

Frohwitter puts pressure on Nvidia with third UPC suit

Partec has filed another lawsuit against Nvidia at the Unified Patent Court. The move comes after a setback for the Munich-based supercomputing compan ...

12 August 2025 by Mathieu Klos

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

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Video streaming technology

Aylo and Bardehle Pagenberg prevail against Dish in pan-European dispute

So far Dish has been unsuccessful in its international dispute with Aylo over streaming technology. One of the two patents-in-suit was recently revoke ...

6 June 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

3D imaging

QuantifiCare wins injunction against Canfield in 3D imaging dispute

Düsseldorf Regional Court has ruled the US manufacturer of 3D imaging systems Canfield may no longer sell certain products in Germany. The dispute now ...

29 April 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

LED chips

UPC enforces strict deadlines in Seoul Viosys LED dispute

Photon Wave may not sell its UVC LED chips in France. The Paris local division has ruled that a patent owned by Seoul Viosys is infringed. However, th ...

25 April 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Video coding technology

Bittersweet outcome for both Nokia and Amazon Prime in Düsseldorf

Today, relief and disappointment were closely intertwined for Nokia and Amazon at Düsseldorf Regional Court. The Finnish tech company and US streaming ...

7 February 2025 by Konstanze Richter

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

People & Business

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Germany

df-mp hones structure to focus entirely on litigation

With a new firm structure and a focus on life sciences and hi-tech, the IP firm df-mp is concentrating entirely on patent litigation and strengthening ...

4 February 2025 by Konstanze Richter

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