RCLIP is looking forward to host an evening lecture, featuring Dr. Oliver Schön, Presiding Judge at one of the patent divisions at the Munich Regional Court. Over the past several years, the Munich Regional Court I has emerged as the leading venue for patent infringement litigation in Germany, surpassing other prominent German courts in the number and visibility of its cases. As Presiding Judge of one of Munich’s patent divisions, Judge Schön has been directly involved in many of the proceedings that have shaped current practice in one of Europe’s most dynamic patent forum.

In his lecture, Judge Schön will discuss how the German courts—and particularly the Munich divisions—are responding to the increasing internationalization of patent disputes, especially in the field of standard-essential patents (SEPs) and related FRAND issues. He will reflect on current procedural innovations and recent decisions concerning preliminary injunctions, anti-anti-suit injunctions (AASIs), anti-interim-license injunctions (AILIs), cross-border enforcement, and the interaction between national and foreign proceedings. These developments, which have attracted considerable attention among practitioners in Europe and beyond, illustrate how the Munich courts are adapting to a rapidly changing global litigation landscape.

The lecture will provide valuable insights into the practical and doctrinal issues that define contemporary European patent enforcement and will be of interest to scholars, judges, practitioners, and students alike.

Location: Waseda University Campus Building 3, Room 602

Language: English & Japanese (consecutive translation)