Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation
Europe Guide 2024 : Germany
Band 2
About
Provided by ARNOLD RUESS
Our team of dedicated specialists has worked on a multitude of cases, including several groundbreaking decisions which have been widely reported. Our patent litigation experience includes the following highlights:
- Representing a leading pharmaceutical corporation in patent litigation in Germany
and coordinating proceedings with 15 other countries. Our global network
enables us to provide a one-stop-shop solution with IP specialists
individually hand-picked for our every client’s unique needs; - Shaping FRAND case law by, among other things, obtaining the first two FRAND
judgments from the German Federal Court of Justice following the
decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Huawei v ZTE (Sisvel/Haier); we contributed to shaping the courts’ awareness of hold-out tactics by only purportedly willing licensees; - Being the tip of the spear in the ‘connected car wars’ by representing a
global telecommunications client in multiple trial and appeals court
cases including a CJEU referral against a global car manufacturer; we
gained in-depth knowledge of the automotive industry, its self-image and
common negotiation tactics of car original equipment manufacturers and
suppliers; - Levelling the international playing field by obtaining the first-ever German anti-anti suit injunction (AASI) against an attempted foreign anti-suit injunction; this AASI, which was copied in several other jurisdictions within a couple of months
Chambers Review
ARNOLD RUESS offers a strong practice in the area of patent infringement. The law firm acts for clients from the TMT industry, including notable standard-essential patent litigation, having further expertise in FRAND advice. It also frequently acts in anti-anti-suit injunctions. ARNOLD RUESS is also adept at assisting clients from the life sciences sector with second medical use claims and biosimilar litigation.
Work Highlights
- ARNOLD RUESS represented Nokia in the enforcement of ten SEPs against Daimler and several interveners with parallel proceedings at the European Commission and in the USA.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"It is very impressive how the law firm organise the matters and how efficiently they do it."
"ARNOLD RUESS are an absolutely great team to work with and have a good understanding of what we need. They are able to operate from an in-house perspective without much oversight."
"The team are very proactive in a considered way and have the ability to deliver exactly what we want in the timelines that we need it."
"It is very impressive how the law firm organise the matters and how efficiently they do it."
"ARNOLD RUESS are an absolutely great team to work with and have a good understanding of what we need. They are able to operate from an in-house perspective without much oversight."
"The team are very proactive in a considered way and have the ability to deliver exactly what we want in the timelines that we need it."
Notable Practitioners
Cordula Schumacher rises in the rankings after receiving praise for her excellent patent enforcement practice, frequently handling complex litigation, including anti-anti-suit injunctions, as well as nullity actions and coordinating international parallel proceedings. She further supports clients in FRAND licence claims.
"She is a superbly talented lawyer who bridges the German perspective and international perspective. She has a formidable presence in the courtroom."
"She knows how to work with the court to make sure they understand our arguments."
Bernhard Arnold brings to bear solid experience assisting clients with patent infringement cases and enforcement of IP rights proceedings. His client base includes companies from the technology and pharmaceutical industries.
Arno Riße joins the rankings following excellent market recognition and strong activity in complex infringement proceedings in the technology field. He also supports clients with FRAND licensing issues.
"He is very strong on technical work."
"He is technical and understands our complicated areas of technology. He is our go-to for the whole of Germany for the technical merits of arguing patents."
"He can present arguments very well."
Peter Ruess focuses his practice on trade mark and unfair competition topics. He acts on unfair advertising claims, copyright violation proceedings and trade mark portfolio management issues.
"I particularly appreciate his economic understanding and the ability to think out of the box. He finds a viable and satisfactory solution to every matter, even factually and legally demanding ones."
"Peter Ruess is a very pleasant partner who can adapt well to the client."
"He is very responsive and responds very quickly and precisely. He gets to the point and has the tactics and benefit for the client in mind."
Ranked Lawyers at
ARNOLD RUESS
Germany