Context:
- In Section 6.2.1 of our February 22, 2026 Unified Patent Court (UPC) Roundup, we reported on a patent infringement lawsuit Broadcom filed in the UPC’s Munich Local Division (LD) against Nissan.
- As we noted two days later, Broadcom was then suing three automakers in parallel: Renault (which is under tremendous settlement pressure: April 23, 2026 ip fray article), Hyundai, and Nissan.
- On April 23, 2026, we mentioned on LinkedIn that there were signs of a settlement between Broadcom and Nissan, but it was not certain yet.
What’s new: On Monday (May 4, 2026), the Munich LD issued an order (which we have now obtained) according to which Broadcom v. Nissan is dismissed further to a settlement between the parties. That means our interpretation of certain docket events was correct. Nissan is now a Broadcom licensee.
Direct impact & wider ramifications: Broadcom continues to grow its patent licensing program, and no company with an active patent licensing and assertion business has ever been nearly as valuable as Broadcom. When we discussed that fact (February 7, 2026 ip fray article), Broadcom’s market capitalization was $1.5 trillion. By now it exceeds $2 trillion. That company alone is more valuable than the entire European tech ecosystem.
Court and counsel
Panel: Presiding Judge Dr. Matthias Zigann, Judge-rapporteur Dr. Ina Schnurr, and Judge Dr. Tatyana Zhilova (Sofia, Bulgaria). The settlement fell into place prior to the appointment of a technically qualified judge.
Counsel for Broadcom: CBH’s Hannes Jacobsen.
Counsel for Nissan: Bardehle Pagenberg’s Dr. Anna Giedke.