Dominik Rissmann
Subscribe to Dominik Rissmann's PostsDominik Rissmann advises German and international clients comprehensively on intellectual property matters. He focuses his practice on standard-essential patents (SEPs) and FRAND defenses. Other areas of his practice include drafting and negotiation of business agreements such as IP licensing agreements as well as trade mark law issues and domain disputes. Read Dominik Rissmann's full bio.
Munich Court Addresses Implementer’s Obligation To Provide Security in FRAND Negotiations
By Dr. Henrik Holzapfel and Dominik Rissmann on Apr 17, 2025
Posted In EU Update, Patents
The Munich Higher Regional Court issued a decision concerning the fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory (FRAND) negotiation process and an implementer’s obligation to provide security if a license offer for standard essential patents (SEPs) is rejected. HMD Global v. VoiceAge, Case No. 6 U 3824/22 Kart, (Judgment of 20 March 2025). In this case, the Munich...
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Skilled Artisan’s View Is Decisive in Assessing Asserted Claim Drafting Error
By Dominik Rissmann on Jan 16, 2025
Posted In EU Update, Patents
The Court of Appeal (CoA) of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) clarified the legal standard for correcting obvious type inaccuracies in patent claims, explaining that the view of a skilled person at the filing date is decisive when assessing whether a patent claim contains an obvious error. Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Samsung Bioepis NL B.V.,...
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