Automotive

12 December 2019 by Mathieu Klos

Germany

KraussMaffei in-house counsel joins Ege Lee & Partner

German patent attorney firm Ege Lee & Partner will undergo a reshuffle at the beginning of 2020. Stephan Roider, previously director IP Asia Pacific a ...

5 December 2019 by Mathieu Klos

Avanci expands further with Volvo Cars licence agreement

Volvo Cars has signed a licence agreement with patent pool Avanci. Earlier this week the connected cars patent pool announced new licensors including ...

Standard essential patents

Avanci boosts 2G, 3G, and 4G offer with new licensors

Acer, Hewlett Packard, Intellectual Discovery and Longhorn IP have joined Avanci. Many of the licensing pool's patents are essential for connected car ...

2 December 2019 by Laura King

15 November 2019 by Konstanze Richter

Anti-suit injunction

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 ...

Legal Commentary

Long read

Navigating the fog: SEP litigation in Europe

Which court in Europe is best suited for SEP litigation? In light of the rise in disputes over connected cars and semiconductor patents, the question ...

13 September 2019 by Mathieu Klos

3 September 2019 by Mathieu Klos

Another win for Nokia and Arnold Ruess against Continental

On Monday, Continental withdrew its anti-suit injunction against Nokia in the US. This was in response to a preliminary injunction from Munich Regiona ...

21 August 2019 by Mathieu Klos

Voith, ZF Friedrichshafen, transmission technology

Automotive technology

Voith and ZF settle transmission technology dispute

Automotive suppliers Voith and ZF Friedrichshafen have settled a dispute over transmission technology for commercial and rail vehicles. The Regional C ...

15 August 2019 by Mathieu Klos

Connected cars patents at the fore again as Sharp sues Daimler

Japanese electronics company Sharp has sued Stuttgart-based Daimler several times in the German courts over connected cars patents. Sharp accuses Daim ...

Legal Commentary

German injunction, patent law, automatic injunction

Automatic injunctions

Government considers amendment to automatic injunction law

The German government is considering an amendment to the automatic injunction in patent law, following a meeting between the Federal Ministry of Justi ...

29 May 2019 by Mathieu Klos

2 May 2019 by Mathieu Klos

VW partially agrees on Avanci licence

Four weeks after Audi and Porsche accepted a licence from Avanci, the VW Group has now also signed an agreement with the patent pool. However, it is u ...

11 April 2019 by Mathieu Klos

Connected Car, Patent, Germany, Daimler, Nokia

Long read

Daimler faces next connected cars dispute

Nokia has filed an infringement suit against automotive corporation Daimler over 3G and 4G mobile communication standards. The war over connected car ...

4 April 2019 by Mathieu Klos

Audi and Porsche agree on Avanci licence

According to several sources, Audi and Porsche have agreed on a global licence for connected car patents with patent pool Avanci. Volkswagen is also s ...

20 March 2019 by Mathieu Klos

Next Broadcom battle over Daimler and BMW

A few months after the successful settlement with VW, Audi and Porsche, chip manufacturer Broadcom has filed the next lawsuit against two German autom ...