A selection of our work in high-tech patent litigation: video streaming, mobile SEPs, connected cars, semiconductors. Many of these matters were widely reported in the trade press.
2025–2026 · Streaming · HEVC · SEP
InterDigital v. Disney
HEVC video-codec patents for InterDigital against Disney's streaming services. The result: two UPC injunctions, each covering 11 countries (2026), and three wins in Munich.
Enforcing mobile patents (2G–5G) for Malikie against Xiaomi before the UPC (Mannheim and Munich) and the Munich Regional Court, with defence before the Federal Patent Court.
Mannheim Regional Court · Federal Patent Courtfor Nokia
2020–2021 · Automotive · Mechanics
VW v. Jaguar Land Rover
Defending Jaguar Land Rover in a dispute over engine start/stop technology before the Mannheim Regional Court; challenging the patent before the Federal Patent Court.
Mannheim Regional Court · Federal Patent Courtfor Jaguar Land Rover
2017–2021 · Mobile · SEP
Conversant Wireless v. LG, Huawei, ZTE
Three telecom patents before the Regional Courts of Düsseldorf and Munich, defended before the Federal Patent Court.
Enforcing three telecom patents for INVT before the Munich Regional Court and defending them before the Federal Patent Court.
Munich Regional Court · Federal Patent Courtfor INVT
2017–2020 · Power electronics
ABB v. GE
Defending GE in a dispute over HVDC systems before the Mannheim Regional Court; challenging the patent before the Federal Patent Court and the Federal Court of Justice.
Mannheim Regional Court · Federal Patent Court · FCJfor GE
2013–2019 · NFC
France Brevets v. Apple
Enforcing an NFC patent for France Brevets before the Mannheim Regional Court, defended before the Federal Patent Court and the Federal Court of Justice.
Mannheim Regional Court · Federal Patent Court · FCJfor France Brevets
2016–2018 · Mobile · SEP
FIPA AG v. Samsung, LG, Sony, HTC
Two telecom patents for FIPA before the Regional Courts of Munich and Düsseldorf, defended before the Federal Patent Court.
Unwired Planet v. Huawei, LG, Samsung, HTC, Google
Six telecom patents for Unwired Planet before the Düsseldorf Regional Court, defended before the Federal Patent Court and the Federal Court of Justice.
Three electronics patents on MEMS technology for Fraunhofer before the Düsseldorf Regional Court, defended before the Federal Patent Court and the Federal Court of Justice.
Düsseldorf Regional Court · Federal Patent Court · FCJfor Fraunhofer
Note: some of the listed matters were handled by members of the team while at the df-mp group. Please review and obtain any client clearances before publication.