Category: Germany
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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.
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Dusseldorf UPC follows Mannheim on NDA-related issue in InterDigital v. Disney
The Dusseldorf Local Division followed the Mannheim Local Division’s approach to confidentiality disputes in FRAND litigation, holding that Disney must bear the consequences of refusing to permit disclosure of licensing negotiations conducted under an NDA.Â
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Munich court pauses Siemens v. Honor SEP suit ahead of validity ruling
The Munich I Regional Court has stayed one of Siemens’s two patent infringement actions against Honor despite the absence of a preliminary assessment in the parallel validity proceedings, providing another data point in the debate over when German courts will suspend SEP litigation pending nullity challenges.
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German Federal Patent Court upholds key Duesenfeld battery recycling patent
The German Federal Patent Court has rejected No Canary’s nullity action against Duesenfeld’s battery recycling patent, leaving the patent in force as parallel infringement proceedings continue before the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf.
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Munich court finds Illumina infringes Element sequencing patent, orders injunction and product recall
The Munich I Regional Court has found Illumina liable for infringing an Element Biosciences sequencing patent, ordering an injunction, a product recall, and damages, a rare loss for the U.S. sequencing giant.
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Xiaomi, Nera Innovations pause UPC Court of Appeal fight over wireless power patent, hearing pulled
The UPC CoA has suspended both sides’ appeals over a wireless power patent between Xiaomi and Nera Innovations and canceled next week’s hearing, a move that hints at settlement talks.
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UPC Munich LD revokes Promosome’s mRNA patent, dismisses infringement claims against BioNTech, Pfizer over Comirnaty
The UPC’s Munich LD revoked Promosome’s mRNA patent as invalid over prior art and found no infringement by BioNTech and Pfizer’s Comirnaty vaccine, ending the dispute.
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Infineon continues winning streak against Innoscience in Germany
In the gallium nitride patent wars, Infineon has gained significant ground against Innoscience in the Munich I Regional Court, which has issued its third ruling in favor of the patentee in less than a month.