Munich’s economic approach to FRAND faces questions over practical application

Context: On August 13, 2026, the Munich I Regional Court issued FRAND (fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory) Guidelines emphasizing economic evidence in standard-essential patent (SEP) disputes (August 14, 2026 ip fray article).

What’s new: The practical implications of those guidelines were discussed during yesterday’s OxFirst webinar featuring Oliver Schön (Presiding Judge, Munich I Regional Court), Scott Hayden (Vice President, Amazon), Clemens-August Heusch (Head of Global Patent Litigation, Nokia), Andrew Yen (Chief IP Counsel, Panasonic IP Management), Wolfram Thomas (Senior IP Counsel, Qualcomm Europe), and Corin Gittinger (Partner, Freshfields). Some of the panelists represented SEP holders while others advocated the interests of implementers.

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