Volkmar Henke

Oct 1, 2024 | mondaq.com | Volkmar Henke

Both, claimant and defendant can rely on R. 190.1 RoP to request an order to produce evidence. In view of the principle of equality of arms, Art. 59 UPCA and R. 190.1 RoP have a broader scope than the initial wording may suggest (evidence in support of its claims). The purpose of these provisions is to ensure that the party who has the burden of proof will have access to the tools for carrying this burden.

Jul 8, 2024 | mondaq.com | Volkmar Henke

Arguments on claim construction to be made with the Statement of Claim According to R. 13(1)(n) RoP in cases of technically complex subject-matters, the Statement of Claim must already contain the claim construction if the patent in suit is not readily understandable on its own. In case the plaintiff does not comply, further legal issues may arise (Additional round of submissions needed? Decision by default according to R. 355 RoP?) which, however, are not yet decided in the present order.

Feb 12, 2024 | lexology.com | Volkmar Henke |Tobias Kaufmann |Anita Peter |Daniel Werner

On February 7, 2024, the Düsseldorf Regional Court ruled against Intel Deutschland GmbH (case no. 4c O 61/22; "Intel") and three leading manufacturers of laptops, desktop PCs and servers (case nos. 4c O 58/22, 4c O 59/22, 4c O 60/22) for infringement of the German part of European patent EP 3 376 653 B1 and granted all claims filed by R2 Semiconductor Inc.

Jun 21, 2023 | lexology.com | Volkmar Henke

The EU is planning to let an authority decide on royalties in the future. This is bureaucratic and inefficient. The European Commission presented a draft for a directive that is supposed to make the licensing of standard-essential patents (SEPs) more efficient, more transparent, and more predictable.

Jun 21, 2023 | lexology.com | Volkmar Henke

Die EU will künftig eine Behörde über Lizenzgebühren entscheiden lassen. Das ist bürokratisch und ineffizient. Die Europäische Kommission hat den Entwurf einer Verordnung vorgelegt, mit dem die Lizenzierung standardessentieller Patente (SEPs) vermeintlich effizienter, transparenter und vorhersehbarer werden soll.