Category: Germany
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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…
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Nokia enforces video streaming patents against Warner Bros. Discovery in U.S., UPC, Germany, Brazil; overlaps with Paramount cases
WBDâs video streaming business (Max, Discovery+, and related services) has about 126 million global subscribers and generates roughly $2.7â$2.8 billion in quarterly direct-to-consumer revenue.
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PI spate: Novo Nordisk just obtained 29 injunctions (26 over patent, 3 over UCL) against semaglutide rivals in Germany, served at CPHI fair
Context: What’s new: Novo Nordisk has just obtained, served and enforced a whopping 29 preliminary injunctions (PIs) against (mostly Asian and to a lesser extent European) companies offering the active pharmaceutical ingredient semaglutide and/or pharmaceuticals containing semaglutide at the CPHI fair. The pan-European law firm of Hoyng Rokh Monegier, in collaboration with UK firm Bristows,…
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Eastern District of Munich: Onesta sues BMW in Munich I Regional Court over two U.S. and one European former AMD patents
Onesta has filed an unprecedented action in the Munich I Regional Court, asserting two U.S. patents and one European patent against BMW, pushing for an extension of the practical reach of the so-called âlong-arm jurisdictionâ.
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Munich I Regional Court’s written reasons for multi-country pharma PI: out-of-district defendants can be sued, German procedures apply
The Munich I Regional Court’s headnotes are highly instructive and make the court an attractive forum for cross-border injunctions.