portion of SEPs is licensed by patent pools with hundreds of licensees and dozens of licensors. Another important clarification is made in Article 1 which defines the subject matter and scope of...

infringement of its European patent EP 1 854 518, covering the Remote, and for infringement of a number of German utility models covering the Remote and the Nunchuk. In a first decision of July...

success of a UPC validity case, but also to enable the development of strategies for (multiple) validity attacks in the UPC, EPO, and German courts, potentially depending on the nature of...

general structure of patent litigation in Germany, but also provides you with practical insights into the benefits of litigating your patents in Germany. We will also provide an overview of the...

general structure of patent litigation in Germany, but also provides you with practical insights into the benefits of litigating your patents in Germany. We will also provide an overview of the...

effect of the CJEU’s answer will have for the outcome of the infringement case. With an exchange of one or two briefs by the parties and another hearing the minimum of this part of the proceedin...

experts will provide you with insights on selected aspects of German and European IP law with a focus on practical and strategic guidance. At the end of each seminar, there will be a Q&A...

Inc. before the Unified Patent Court (UPC). In proceedings before the Dusseldorf Local Division (UPC_CFI_140/2024), the Court confirmed the infringement of European Patent EP 2 697 391 by Curio...

Procedural implications for SEP / FRAND proceedings at the UPC Amicus curiae brief of the EU Commission Position of the EU Commission Reaction of the Higher Regional Court of Munich The latest...

experts will provide you with insights on selected aspects of German and European IP law with a focus on practical and strategic guidance. At the end of each seminar, there will be a Q & A...

examination or opposition proceedings before the EPO. 1. Facts of the case The referring decision T 439/22 concerns an appeal against the rejection of an opposition to a patent. Claim 1 of said...

87(1) EPC in favor of the EPO’s competence and the autonomous law of the EPC. The EBoA moreover circumvented the disputed concept of the “PCT joint applicants approach” in favor of the even more...

to create a community patent, i.e. a patent of the Union which is self-contained in respect of grant and validity, have been made since the late fifties of the last century and turned out to be...

experts will provide you with insights on selected aspects of German and European IP law with a focus on practical and strategic guidance. At the end of each seminar, there will be a Q & A...

Registrar of the Court of Justice, a decision is to be expected in accordance with the present usual duration of proceedings of approximately 18 months, i.e. probably in late autumn 2011. In the...

this group of companies which were also unlawfully using the trademark LAMBRETTA. In addition, the Court imposed a penalty in case of continuation of the infringement and ordered the publication...

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strategies. BARDEHLE PAGENBERG is at the forefront of these developments, being involved in 119 of all pending cases (corresponding to a market share of more than 33%) – acting for plaintiffs...