1) Mostly premium: Judge Albright grants BMW antisuit TRO against Onesta with respect to Munich enforcement of U.S. patents: in force until December 30

BMW’s motion for a temporary restraining order was granted apart from a couple of items that clearly went beyond the reasonable scope of a TRO.

2) Free: After 15 years, Nintendo wins damages award in Mannheim game controller case based on lost profits theory with interest; no deductions for overhead or third-party sales

The amount of close to €7M (including interest) is less interesting than the legal basis on which the court arrived at it.

3) Premium: Solar panel patent wars continue to heat up in Germany, while CAT faces patent infringement suits in UPC, ITC, Eastern District of Texas

Solar panel manufacturer Maxeon has filed its third patent infringement lawsuit against Aiko Solar over solar technology patents in the Munich I Regional Court, while Caterpillar (CAT) has also been hit with a third suit over the alleged infringement of one of rival Doosan Bobcat’s hydraulic patents (following two in the U.S.).