It's time for another FOSS Patents podcast. I don't do these very often, but from time to time I see great value in letting experts share their views on important developments.
The topics of today's podcast are all related to patentee's access to injunctive relief, also known as the King of Patent Remedies, with a particular focus on developments in Germany:
the new German patent injunction statute (§ 139 PatG in its new form);
the new six-month target for the Federal Patent Court of Germany's preliminary opinions on nullity (i.e., invalidity) complaints;
preliminary injunctions in light of the Munich I Regional Court's preliminary reference to the European Court of Justice; and
access to standard-essential patent (SEP) injunctions post-Sisvel v. Haier I & II.
I'm grateful to the three panelists--a law professor and two practitioners. They've all provided very thoughtful answers to my questions:
Dr. Christof Augenstein, founding partner of Dusseldorf-based Kather Augenstein;
Dr. Dietrich Kamlah, Munich-based partner of Taylor Wessing; and
Professor Thomas Cotter, University of Minnesota and author of the Comparative Patent Remedies blog.
It's fair to say that none of the information in the podcast will discourage patent holders from filing infringement actions in Germany. Whether you're more likely to enforce patents or to defend yourself against infringement allegations, I hope you'll find this podcast a useful source of information.
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