ARNOLD RUESS, Intellectual Property | Chambers Germany Profile

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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

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Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation - Germany

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What the Team is Known For

ARNOLD RUESS offers a strong practice in the area of patent infringement. The law firm acts for clients from the TMT industry, including handling notable standard-essential patent litigation, and has 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.

Wofür das Team bekannt ist

ARNOLD RUESS verfügt über umfassende Expertise im Bereich Patentverletzung. Die Kanzlei vertritt Mandanten aus der Technologie-, Medien- und Telekommunikationsbranche (TMT), unter anderem in bedeutenden Patentstreitigkeiten um standardessentielle Patente, und berät zudem umfassend zu FRAND-Themen. Sie ist außerdem häufig in Verfahren zur Abwehr von sogenannten Anti-Anti-Suit-Verfügungen tätig. ARNOLD RUESS unterstützt Mandanten aus der Biowissenschaften-Branche auch kompetent bei Ansprüchen auf Zweitverwendung und Biosimilar-Rechtsstreitigkeiten.

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Work Highlights

ARNOLD RUESS advised Sanofi on asserting a patent on injector technology against biosimilar competition from Lantus, including international coordination of litigation in all ex-US-countries.
ARNOLD RUESS beriet Sanofi bei der Durchsetzung eines Patents auf Injektortechnologie gegen die Biosimilar-Konkurrenz von Lantus, einschließlich der internationalen Koordinierung der Rechtsstreitigkeiten in allen Ländern außerhalb der USA.