Category: Germany
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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.
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New Munich FRAND guidelines contemplate range from €0.49 to €1.05 per streaming service subscriber as monthly aggregate royalty burden
The Munich I Regional Court’s 7th Civil Chamber’s FRAND guidelines discuss reasonable SEP royalty burdens for standard and premium subscriptions to streaming services.
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German Federal Patent Court leans toward invalidating Malikie patent asserted against Xiaomi in Munich
Germany’s Federal Patent Court has signaled it will likely invalidate a Malikie patent Xiaomi is fighting in a Munich infringement case, though the opinion is preliminary and non-binding.
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New Munich FRAND guidelines bless Avanci 5G terms: balanced analysis shows why Tesla may not save royalties through UK litigation
The Munich I Regional Court’s 7th Civil Chamber has just released a comprehensive and updated
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UPC Munich LD flags novel questions on damages law in Edwards v. Meril damages claim, flags novel questions on applicable law and non-infringing substitute profits
At an interim hearing, the Munich LD set Edwards’ damages claim against Meril at a €15 million value in dispute and previewed how it may rule on two open legal questions.
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Disney switches 4K UHD back on in Germany, but concern over VP9 SEPs lingersÂ
Disney+ has found a workaround allowing it to reintroduce 4K Ultra High Definition features in certain devices following a second InterDigital injunction, but the solution does not address a specific High Dynamic Range quality feature, and would leave it exposed if it faced actions over other multimedia technologies that InterDigital owns.
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Munich court cancels Advanced Standard Communication trial against Xiaomi; several Chinese ASC patents revoked
Non-practicing entities increasingly find Xiaomi to be a hard target. Advanced Standard Communication’s patents are under major invalidation pressure, resulting in the cancelation of a Munich trial and a bunch of Chinese revocation rulings.
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Munich I Regional Court receives well over 150 patent infringement complaints in 1H2026: year-on-year increase, 11 months to trial
In the first half of 2026, patent infringement filings with the Munich I Regional Court exceeded the number in the same period of the previous year.
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ParTec expands supercomputer patent enforcement campaign: sues Hewlett Packard Enterprise at UPC Munich LD
ParTec and its licensing partner BF exaQC have filed a new UPC complaint against Hewlett Packard Enterprise, asserting two supercomputer patents in Munich.