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Federal Court of Justice, 27.01.26, KZR 10/25 - FRAND-Einwand III , Germany

Back This judgment is a part of the following collection(s): SEP Case Law Collection Date of Judgment January 27, 2026 Issuing Authority Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof) Level of the Issuing Authority Final Instance Type of Procedure Judicial (Civil) Subject Matter Patents (Inventions) Keywords
Injunction, Standard Essential Patent (SEP), ETS, EVS standard, FRAND licensing, No Willing licensee, Requirement of continuous willingness, Requirement of providing an appropriate security, Good-faith negotiations, No Abuse of market dominant position, No rigid step-by step interpretation of the Huawei v ZTE-framework
Judgment/Decision German BGH, Urt. v. 27.1.2026 – KZR 10/25 - FRAND-Einwand III  PDF Additional Documents German Consolidation of previous instances: Higher Regional Court of Munich, 20.03.2025, 6 U 3824/22 Kart, Regional Court of Munich I, 25.05.2022, 7 O 14091/19  PDF Relevant Legislation Other Relevant Legislation or Treaties
Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights, Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)
WIPO Lex No. DE144-j