Category: Germany
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After 15 years, Nintendo wins damages award in Mannheim game controller case based on lost profits theory with interest; no deductions for overhead or third-party sales
The amount of close to âŹ7M (including interest) is less interesting than the legal basis on which the court arrived at it.
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Solar panel patent wars continue to heat up in Germany, while CAT faces patent infringement suits in UPC, ITC, Eastern District of Texas
Solar panel manufacturer Maxeon has filed its third patent infringement lawsuit against Aiko Solar over solar technology patents in the Munich I Regional Court, while Caterpillar (CAT) has also been hit with a third suit over the alleged infringement of one of rival Doosan Bobcatâs hydraulic patents (following two in the U.S.).
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BMW seeks U.S. antisuit and anti-anti-antisuit injunction against NPE Onesta’s Munich lawsuit over two U.S. patents: Western District of Texas
The first-ever assertion of U.S. patents in a German court has now drawn, anything but unexpectedly, countermeasures in U.S. district court.
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Halozyme wins Munich PI against Merck’s Keytruda SC (subcutaneous immunotherapy); meanwhile, litigators await appointment of Judge Werner’s successor
On Thursday, Halozyme obtained a preliminary injunction against Merck’s Keytruda SC.
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Xiaomi to face off with Datang over 4G/5G SEP infringement in Munich in March 2026, successfully invalidates ASC patents in China
The Munich I Regional Court will hear Datangâs SEP infringement suit against Xiaomi on March 11, 2025, while the latter has successfully invalidated three of Advanced Standard Communication LLCâs patents in China.
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BREAKING: Munich I Regional Court already above 275 new patent cases for 2025, up 20% from last year’s total
We just learned from Presiding Judge Dr. Oliver Schoen (“Schön” in German) of the Landgericht MĂŒnchen I’s (Munich I Regional Court) 7. Zivilkammer (7th Civil Chamber) that his court has already received more than 275 new patent actions in 2025. The number the court reported for 2024 was 231 (ahead of any other German court),…
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InterDigital wins second German patent injunction against Disney: Munich I Regional Court
The noose is tightening. After injunctions in Brazil and Germany, Disney may opt for a license now rather than for protracted litigation.
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Podcast: interview with SEP litigation veteran Dr. Christof Augenstein on UPC trends and predictions, long-arm jurisdiction powers
In our latest podcast episode, ip fray interviewed Dr. Augenstein, founding partner of Kather Augenstein.
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After Amazon’s pre-emptive UK strike, InterDigital has now launched enforcement actions in U.S., UPC, Germany, Brazil over video patents
âAmazon is more interested in litigating than negotiating,â InterDigitalâs Chief Legal Officer Josh Schmidt said in a statement today, as the company gears up for an anti-interim-license injunction hearing in the UPC this Friday.
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InterDigital wins German injunction against Disney’s streaming services: Munich I Regional Court
Context: Earlier this year, InterDigital started enforcement actions over multimedia patents against The Walt Disney Company (and its Hulu and ESPN+ subsidiaries) in multiple jurisdictions (February 3, 2025 ip fray article). Disney was in the process of leveraging a U.S. FRAND (fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory licensing) action against InterDigital’s patent enforcement, but InterDigital obtained anti-antisuit relief from…