Region: Germany

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The European Commission’s recent proposal aims to increase transparency and predictability in SEP licensing by introducing a central SEP register, extrajudicial review of a patent’s essentiality and a FRAND determination procedure. For German courts, this would most likely involve overhauling the current practice.

01 June 2023

The Munich Regional Court has also granted a permanent injunction against NanoString Technologies

18 May 2023

With the UPC launch just weeks away, in-house counsel should consider how to best employ representation for multi-jurisdictional conflict

24 April 2023

But, Lucy Wojcik told IAM, she is happy to talk with her Norwegian counterparts about a potential settlement

17 April 2023

The Finnish company enjoys more success in Europe, but Asia will play a major role in determining the outcomes of its two ongoing spats

12 April 2023

The High Court of England and Wales has shifted the momentum of the spat, with the EPO Technical Board of Appeal set to hear a related case tomorrow

23 March 2023

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The Munich Regional Court has clarified its stance on the hot topic in German patent litigation, ruling on the new defence in three parallel SEP cases, providing welcome clarity for future litigation strategies.

22 March 2023

The NPE seeks to grow income as use of haptics technology picks up

13 March 2023

In what can be seen as a relief for patent holders, the new disproportionality exception for the enforcement of patent injunctions has left the German district courts' strict approach to injunctions unchanged.

08 March 2023

Court of Appeal President Klaus Grabinski speaks exclusively to IAM as three-month countdown to the Unified Patent Court gets underway

01 March 2023