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Changing of the guard at Munich patent court

The Munich patent court is facing major changes. Tobias Pichlmaier, presiding judge of the 21st Civil Chamber, will take over an antitrust chamber. This will entail further staff changes in the 44th P ...

25 January 2022 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Licence agreement

IPCom settles 15-year SEP dispute with HTC

IPCom and HTC have settled their dispute over standard essential patents, after both companies signed a licence agreement. This brings to an end a ser ...

21 January 2022 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Opinion

"It is transparency which is the secret of patent pool MPEG LA’s success"

Everyone has their opinion about non-practising entities. Some call them patent trolls. But one NPE stands out from the rest. Patent pool MPEG LA is g ...

20 December 2021 by Christina Schulze

People & Business

Interview

Peter Meier-Beck: “From a German perspective, anti-suit injunctions should not exist”

Peter Meier-Beck is one of the most renowned patent judges in Europe. In October, the long-time presiding judge at the German Federal Court of Justice ...

8 December 2021 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Mobile communication

Intellectual Ventures suffers first-instance defeat in Paris

In the first of three lawsuits filed in France, Intellectual Ventures has suffered a defeat at the Judicial Court of Paris. It has fully revoked a pat ...

27 September 2021 by Christina Schulze

Cases

Video coding technology

MPEG LA and TCL settle disputes with help from key advisors

MEPG LA has granted a licence to another Chinese mobile phone manufacturer. TCL signed an agreement this week after long-standing litigation. Now almo ...

3 September 2021 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Standard essential patents

UK court hands down first judgment in InterDigital and Lenovo's five-patent battle

London is the site for the next round of high-profile SEP litigation. InterDigital and Lenovo are in dispute over five patents covering the 3G and 4G ...

3 August 2021 by Amy Sandys

Cases

Standard essential patents

Sisvel vs. Haier: Düsseldorf court follows case law in Via Licensing and TCL dispute

Dolby and Philips, both members of patent pool Via Licensing, have sued Chinese electronics company TCL in Düsseldorf. Now the Higher Regional Court D ...

28 July 2021 by Amy Sandys

Cases

Speech coding technology

VoiceAge wins first lawsuit against HMD with Wildanger and Bosch Jehle

Today, Mannheim Regional Court ruled that mobile phone manufacturer HMD infringed a VoiceAge EVS patent for speech coding technology. The court could ...

23 July 2021 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Mobile communication

Game over in Sisvel and Xiaomi's global SEP dispute

A licensing deal has ended all global litigation between Sisvel and Mitsubishi Electric, and mobile electronics company Xiaomi. The deal covers all mo ...

2 July 2021 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Anti-suit injunction

Munich Regional Court upholds AASI application against Huawei

A Munich court has dismissed Huawei's opposition against an anti-anti-suit injunction. IP Bridge can now launch three SEP lawsuits against Huawei. IP ...

30 June 2021 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

German patent courts

Munich Regional Court creates third patent chamber

Munich Regional Court is expanding its capacities for patent disputes. A new civil chamber will also hear patent infringement cases. This is the court ...

28 June 2021 by Konstanze Richter

Legal Commentary

Opinion

"Nokia and Daimler's licensing deal is problematic for the connected industry"

Daimler has taken a licence for Nokia’s mobile communications portfolio, ending the highest stakes connected cars dispute in Europe. But the agreement ...

9 June 2021 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

In-house interview

Roman Bonn: "The issue of SEP licences is by no means off the table"

Following Nokia’s connected cars settlement with Daimler, German auto supplier Continental announced its intention to proceed with its lawsuit against ...

4 June 2021 by Mathieu Klos

Legal Commentary

Opinion

"Anti-suit injunctions are a road to nowhere"

The Regional Court Munich wants to classify implementers in FRAND disputes who file anti-suit injunctions in China or elsewhere, as unwilling licensee ...

25 March 2021 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

FRAND

Sisvel vs. Haier: Federal court raises bar for implementers in SEP disputes

The Federal Court of Justice has ruled that implementers must show a more precise interest in taking a FRAND licence in SEP disputes. In the latest Si ...

2 March 2021 by Mathieu Klos

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