Germany, Injunctions, EU

Key Insights From the UPC’s First SEP

Fish & Richardson on 4/17/2025

In November 2024, the Local Division (LD) Mannheim of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) issued the UPC’s first-ever substantive decision on standard essential patents (SEPs) and fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND)...more

Representative Actions for Redress: A New Option Since 13 October 2023

A&O Shearman on 10/16/2023

The redress action allows consumer associations to collectively sue companies for performance claims of consumers. The law has entered into force on 13 October 2023....more

Bye-bye, automatic injunction? German Ministry of Justice publishes second draft of Patent Act reform

Hogan Lovells on 9/8/2020

The German Ministry of Justice just published its second draft for a reform of the German Patent Act. The new draft still contains the suggestion for a limitation of the so far "automatic" injunction in cases of a patent...more

A proposed EU-wide representative action may blur legal boundaries around collective actions

Hogan Lovells on 6/19/2018

The European Commission is proposing a directive that would repeal the existing Injunctions Directive and require European Union (EU) member states to introduce into their national laws representative actions for the...more

EU & Competition Law Update – June 2016

BCLP on 7/14/2016

BREXIT – BUSINESS AS USUAL...AT LEAST FOR NOW - What do you need to know? Despite the UK's vote to leave the European Union ("EU"), companies doing business in the UK can still continue to trade with the EU in...more

Harmonization of Trade Secrets in Europe and New US Trade Secrets Law Gets the Green Light—What Do These Changes Mean for...

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 5/31/2016

A harmonized trade secrets protection regime is coming to Europe and the US. Until now, there has been a fragmented approach to trade secrets across Europe, with some countries having specific trade secrets legislation and...more