Germany: Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

Patent holders of European patents and supplementary protection certificates now have a new option for dispute resolution in patent matters: On June 2, 2026, the Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre (PMAC), based in Ljubljana and Lisbon, formally opened. Three years after the successful launch of the Unified Patent Court (UPC), the PMAC is added to its framework.

On May 12, 2026, the Cartel Division (Kartellsenat) of the BGH handed down a landmark ruling on the limits of bundled cartel damages claims brought by claims collection vehicles.

On 12 May 2026, the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof, BGH) drew the line on how far mass claims aggregation can go (case no. KZR 6/24 – Sammelklage-Inkasso).

The European payment landscape has experienced significant innovation over the past few years, driven by policy developments, regulatory changes, technological advancements...

Private equity dealmaking has accelerated dramatically, bringing compressed timelines and competitive auctions that create structural conditions for post-closing disputes. When these disputes arise, the gap between claimed and awarded damages averages 60% - a disparity driven largely by how well the damages case is analyzed and presented.

In Germany, as in many other countries, the promises of generative AI have been widely promoted by Legal Tech providers. This raises the question: are the long-awaited efficiency gains finally within reach?

On March 24, 2023, a draft by the European Commission of a Regulation on Standard Essential Patents ("Draft SEP Regulation") and a related document, a draft Impact Assessment Report...

On 30 November 2022, the German Federal Government officially decided to withdraw the country from the Energy Charter Treaty.

In den letzten Jahren hat die Kritik an der mangelnden Effizienz von Schiedsverfahren über große Bau- und Ingenieurprojekte zugenommen.