BSH counsel: Why the Electrolux case ‘is not the end of the discussion’

Ernst-Peter Heilein—senior IP leader at German home appliance manufacturer BSH—was the linchpin behind the company’s success in BSH Hausgeräte v Electrolux, which famously confirmed and expanded the ‘long-arm’ jurisdiction of the UPC. In this exclusive interview, Heilein tells Sarah Speight how he and his team reached this outcome for a case spanning two decades.