23.09.2019
A request for Preliminary Injunction based on a utility is the fastest way to take action against a potential infringer. Many courts in Germany dismiss such request on the basis of an unexamined protective right. In any case, the...
11.09.2019
The Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office, i.e. the judicial panel of the second instance of the EPO, examine appeals from the decisions of the Receiving Section, the Examining and Opposition Divisions of the European...
05.08.2019
According to current German Patent Regulation (§14 PatV), when filing a German translation of a patent application that has been filed in a foreign language, a certificate has to be filed together with the translation which...
18.07.2019
Am 16. Juli 2019 hat in München im Stammgebäude des Europäischen Patentamts die mündliche Verhandlung vor der Großen Beschwerdekammer zur Vorlage G 2/19 stattgefunden. Die Große Beschwerdekammer hat sich dabei mit den in der...
15.07.2019
A Short Introduction to German Utility Models versus Patents – Part 4
05.06.2019
A Short Introduction to German Utility Models versus Patents – Part 3
16.05.2019
A Short Introduction to German Utility Models versus Patents – Part 2