01/26/2026 -
Important IP Cases of 2025
The first Better Safe than Sorry session of 2026 will cover Key Intellectual Property Cases of Fiscal Year 2025. We will briefly review the key rulings in major US patent litigation cases decided by US courts in 2025 and explain how these cases impact everyday practice.
11/17/2025 -
Injunction
This installment will focus on the theme "Comparing Patent Infringement Remedies in Japan and the US." We are pleased to welcome Kenro Murai, patent attorney at TMI Associates, as our guest speaker. He will discuss various methods patent holders can use to effectively stop the distribution and sale of infringing products.
09/26/2025 -
IPR and ITC Update
In addition to the changes in the criteria for discretionary denial in IPR and its impact on practice, we will also discuss the trend of the Domestic Industry Requirement, which is being interpreted in an expansive manner by the ITC and explain the issues that domestic companies should be aware of with the latest precedents and practical examples.
09/16/2025 -
How to Defend Against SEP Assertions
In this extra installment of Better Safe Than Sorry, Alexander Ritter, a patent lawyer from our Munich office and Makoto Hattori, an attorney and patent attorney from Abe, Ikubo & Katayama Law Firm, will present a special seminar focusing on how to defend against standard essential patent (SEP) assertions in Europe and Japan.