14.02.2019
On February 5, 2019, the written decision in case T 1063/18 on the patentability of plants has been issued by the EPO Boards of Appeal. With the written decision, the responsible Board’s reasoning for the remarkable conclusion...
04.02.2019
DEVIN prevails over the EUIPO in the trademark dispute about sparkling water
04.02.2019
– A Look in the Crystal Ball of German History
29.01.2019
Frequently the protective rights of a client don’t allow the patent attorney to immediately provide the legal assistance the client needs in a specific competitive situation. For example, as long as a patent application is...
14.01.2019
As of 14 January 2019 several significant changes in the German Trademark Law will come into force. The most important changes relate in particular to new trademark forms, oppositions and the term of protection as well as...
08.01.2019
by Dr. Jörg Prechtel
1. Possible protection in 44 states with further states to follow
The following drawing presented by...
18.10.2018
By Christian Heubeck and Wolfgang Weiss, Weickmann & Weickmann. This article first appeared in IAM Yearbook 2019: Buliding IP value in the 21st century