Category: Germany
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UPC Munich LD will assess implementer willingness ahead of FRAND license disclosure in InterDigital v TCL
The UPC’s Munich LD has declined to order InterDigital to disclose comparable license agreements while TCL’s willingness to take a FRAND license remains disputed, potentially allowing the court to resolve the FRAND defense without examining those agreements.
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TelefĂłnica successfully defends SEP suit: WiLAN PAE fails to convince German appeals court of infringement
WiLAN patent assertion entity Wireless Future Technologies, Inc. has lost an appeal it filed in the Higher Regional Court of Karlsruhe in a case against Telefónica over the alleged infringement of one of the PAE’s key LTE-related patents. The case targets Telefónica base stations originally manufactured by Huawei.
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Sol IP sues AGCO over 4G SEPs in Munich: enforcement now hits second farm equipment maker
Sol IP has sued AGCO in Munich over the same two 4G SEPs it used against BYD, extending a pattern of cellular SEP campaigns that has already worked its way through cars and trucks.
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Accord slapped with injunction in Munich after invalidity losses in EPO, German Federal Patent CourtÂ
The Munich I Regional Court has found that Accord infringed TOWA’s dabigatran etexilate patent, issuing an injunction against the company. Dabigatran etexilate is an oral anticoagulant medicine that stops blood clots from forming, preventing strokes, deep vein thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism, among other things.
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UPC Dusseldorf grants surgical tool maker patent injunction, includes UK
Aesculap has won a UPC ruling against Bojin’s EU authorized representative over a surgical tool patent, but the court held the representative liable only as an intermediary, not as an infringer.
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BMW counters Broadcom patent suit in Munich, brings U.S. declaratory judgment action
BMW has filed a declaratory judgment action against Avago and its subsidiary Broadcom in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, after the latter alleged that it infringed two of its European Ethernet and Wi-Fi patents in a court in Munich, Germany.
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Malikie, Xiaomi settle UPC patent case in Mannheim
Malikie Innovations and Xiaomi have withdrawn their UPC infringement and revocation claims in Mannheim by mutual consent, suggesting they have settled this part of their global patent fight.
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UPC Hamburg finds HMD unwilling after rejecting pool route for bilateral licensing
The UPC’s Hamburg Local Division held that a FRAND-compliant pool offer can satisfy a SEP holder’s obligations under Huawei v. ZTE, while setting conditions for when an implementer may insist on bilateral licensing.
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Acer, Chinese SEP holder launch first cellular SEP campaign against farm equipment maker:Â John Deere targeted over 4G patents in Munich, Mannheim
Acer and Beijing Jingshi Intellectual Property Management have sued John Deere over 4G SEPs in German courts, marking the first cellular SEP campaign against an agricultural vehicle maker.
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Munich court consolidates FRAND framework for SEP licensing disputes
The Munich I Regional Court’s new FRAND guidelines consolidate the 7th Civil Chamber’s approach to licensing willingness, implementer conduct and substantive review of SEP-holder offers into a single roadmap for future disputes.