Dr. Laura Katharina Woll, LL.M.

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Laura Katharina Woll focuses her practice on intellectual property and dispute resolution, working for German and international clients. As UPC Representative, she specializes in litigating before the Unified Patent Court. She also advises on standard-essential patents (SEPs) and FRAND defenses. Other areas of her practice include drafting and negotiation of business agreements such as IP licensing agreements as well as trade mark law issues and domain disputes. Read Laura Woll's full bio.

News From Across the Pond: UK+ Regime Now Permanent

By Dr. Henrik Holzapfel and Dr. Laura Katharina Woll, LL.M. on May 29, 2025
Posted In EU Update

In 2021, shortly after Brexit became effective, the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) established the “UK+ regime” on the exhaustion of intellectual property (IP) rights with regard to the European Economic Area (EEA). After consultations with stakeholders, the UK IPO announced that this regime will be permanent. IP rights are exhausted throughout the European Union...

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CJEU Recognizes Cross-Border Jurisdiction of National Courts, Long-Arm Jurisdiction of UPC

By Dr. Henrik Holzapfel, Lisa Nassi and Dr. Laura Katharina Woll, LL.M. on Mar 6, 2025
Posted In EU Update, Patents

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a decision significantly expanding the capabilities of both the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and the national courts in EU Member States to issue cross-border injunctions and adjudicate on patent infringement acts in countries (seemingly) outside their respective jurisdiction. Case C-339/22 (CJEU, Grand Chamber Feb. 25,...

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UPC Issues First FRAND Decision

By Dr. Henrik Holzapfel and Dr. Laura Katharina Woll, LL.M. on Dec 20, 2024
Posted In EU Update, Patents

In a landmark decision, the Unified Patent Court’s (UPC) Local Division Mannheim set standards for enforcing standard essential patents (SEPs) and for negotiating fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory (FRAND) licenses under SEPs. In line with the framework previously established by the Court of Justice of the European Union in Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. v. ZTE Corp.,...

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No Leave, No Appeal: UPC Court of Appeal Denies Request for Discretionary Review

By Dr. Laura Katharina Woll, LL.M. on Oct 24, 2024
Posted In EU Update, Patents

The Court of Appeal (CoA) of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) ruled that if a party wishes to appeal against a procedural order, and leave to appeal has not already been granted in the order, the party must first apply to the Court of First Instance for leave to appeal. Only if such an application...

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European UPC Issues Its First Decisions on the Merits

By Dr. Laura Katharina Woll, LL.M. on Jul 18, 2024
Posted In EU Update, Patents

Franz Kaldewei GmbH & Co. KG v. Bette GmbH & Co. KG The Unified Patent Court (UPC) issued its first decision on the merits, granting the first-ever permanent injunction covering seven UPC member states. Franz Kaldewei GmbH & Co. KG v. Bette GmbH & Co. KG (Düsseldorf Local Division, July 3, 2024). The UPC found...

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