Germany: Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

The Court of Appeal clarifies critical procedural rules regarding non-technical features in patent claims and the timing requirements for initiating appeals. These decisions establish important precedents for how technical character assessments must consider feature interactions and when appeal periods officially commence under the Unified Patent Court Agreement.

We recently launched the first edition of HSF Kramer's Germany Construction & Infrastructure Disputes Newsletter in which we highlight recent developments in German construction law...

The Munich Local Division of the Unified Patent Court issued an order regarding a panel review in a patent infringement case between Advanced Standard Communication LLC and Xiaomi entities concerning European Patent EP 3 016 464. The order addresses procedural matters under Rule 158 of the Rules of Procedure and Article 69(4) of the UPC Agreement.

In international trade, bank guarantees are indispensable. They play a crucial role, helping to minimise the risk of non-payment or non-performance and strengthen trust between the parties.

On 23 July 2024, a distinguished international arbitral tribunal issued a significant decision on provisional measures in Klesch Group and Raffinerie Heide v. Germany (ICSID Case No. ARB/23/49).

International Arbitration Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Germany, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

If you are a brand owner, you are often faced with infringing domain names which are registered for third parties and incorporate your brand or trademark – offering counterfeits, for example.

Der Internationale Schiedsgerichtshof der ICC kann nun auch internationale Handelsschiedsverfahren mit Sitz innerhalb der Russischen Föderation administrieren.

Für Online-Bestellungen ist vorgegeben, dass mindestens eine übliche Zahlungsmethode vom Verkäufer angeboten werden muss, für die keine zusätzlichen Gebühren anfallen.