Category: Germany
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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 Edwardsâ damages claim against Meril at a âŹ15 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.
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Dusseldorf UPC follows Mannheim on NDA-related issue in InterDigital v. Disney
The Dusseldorf Local Division followed the Mannheim Local Divisionâs 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 Siemensâs 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 Canaryâs nullity action against Duesenfeldâs battery recycling patent, leaving the patent in force as parallel infringement proceedings continue before the Higher Regional Court of DĂźsseldorf.
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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.