Patentanwälte & Lawyers
The EU Commission has the planned regulation on standard-essential patents 2025 withdrawn. since 19. January 2026 However, the new EU regulation on compulsory licenses in times of crisis applies.
Stand: 2022. since 19. January 2026 There is also an EU-wide regulation for compulsory licenses in cases of crisis - more on this in our article SEP regulation stopped, Compulsory licenses introduced. Patent protection for Covid vaccines will…
The Cartel Senate of the Federal Court of Justice ruled in its judgment of 24. November 2020 (KZR 35/17 – “FRAND Objection II”) continued its jurisprudence on the FRAND objection. The focus is, that willingness to license is not just lip service,…
The Cartel Senate of the Federal Court of Justice ruled in its judgment of 5. More 2020 (KZR 36/17 – “FRAND objection”) the requirements for the antitrust compulsory licensing objection for standard-essential patents (Sep) specified. The patent holder became the…
The Federal Court of Justice has ruled in its judgment of 27. September 2016 (X ZR 163/12 – “Coating process”) decided, that a co-inventor may not apply for a patent for the joint invention in his own name alone…
The Karlsruhe Higher Regional Court (6. civil senate) has with judgment of 11. July 2012 (AZ. 6 U 114/11) decided, that a licensee can challenge a patent license agreement on grounds of fraudulent misrepresentation, if kept secret from him…