German patent market

30 October 2025 by Laura King

JUVE Awards 2025

BASF takes home trophy for In-house Team of the Year for Patent

The results are in: In this year's JUVE Awards, BASF has won in the category In-house Team of the Year for Patent. The chemicals company has bundled i ...

JUVE Awards, patent, Frankfurt Alte Oper, opera house

30 October 2025 by Mathieu Klos

JUVE to present accolades to two winners for patent law in Germany

With just hours until Frankfurt's historic opera house opens its doors to nominees and guests of the JUVE Awards 2025, four German patent firms and fo ...

15 October 2025 by Konstanze Richter

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 ...

14 October 2025 by Christina Schulze

Parkinson's drug

German Federal Patent Court upholds Newron's patent for Xadago

Alfred E. Tiefenbacher and Newron went head to head at the Federal Patent Court. The court upheld Newron's patent covering its Parkinson's drug Xadago ...

Hoffmann Eitle, Thomas Gniadek, Simmons & Simmons, Munich

9 October 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Comeback for Hoffmann Eitle with Simmons & Simmons partner

Simmons & Simmons partner Thomas Gniadek is moving to Hoffmann Eitle. The firm is thus swiftly rebuilding its litigation practice after a life sci ...

Anti-interim-licence injunction

UPC and Munich court limit UK jurisdiction over interim patent licences

The UPC local division Mannheim and Munich Regional Court have put a stop to UK courts' practice of granting interim licences through their first ex p ...

6 October 2025 by Christina Schulze

2 October 2025 by Christina Schulze

Nokia, Paramount, Amazon, UPC, video streaming

Streaming technology

Nokia sues Paramount at UPC and in Germany

Patent holder Nokia is extending its litigation campaign against Paramount to Europe. Following lawsuits in the US and Brazil, the Finnish company has ...

26 September 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Blockbuster drug

Bayer and Regeneron secure PI against Formycon concerning Eylea

For now, Formycon cannot launch its biosimilar of the macular degeneration treatment Eylea in various European markets. Munich Regional Court yesterda ...

25 September 2025 by Christina Schulze

Parkinson's drug

Newron defends SPC for Parkinson's drug Xadago against Puren

Munich Regional Court has upheld a preliminary injunction sought by Newron against Puren. On Tuesday, the Federal Patent Court will hear arguments con ...

Video streaming technology

Netflix still refuses DivX licence as battle moves to UPC

DivX continues its efforts to persuade Netflix to take a licence. Disney Plus and Roku TV have already accepted. However, recent decisions from the Ge ...

23 September 2025 by Christina Schulze

4 September 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Taylor Wessing Munich loses large portion of its patent litigation partners

In one of the most significant developments in the German patent market, five patent partners are leaving Taylor Wessing's strong Munich patent litiga ...

Klaka, Meissner Bolte, Wolfgang Götz, Stefan Abel

2 September 2025 by Mathieu Klos

The exodus at Klaka continues

Following earlier announcements of departures to CMS Hasche Sigle and Ampersand in July, long-established Munich IP firm Klaka continues to haemorrage ...

2 September 2025 by Laura King

European patent market

HGF reinforces teams in Paris and Munich

UK patent attorney firm HGF has expanded its European patent practice with two partners in Paris and one partner in Munich. The growth is part of an e ...