With the UPC coming into force soon, a new option to attack the validity of a bundle patent will…
Same same but different – Supplementary protection certificates in the system of the Unified Patent…
Who has not heard the saying: “Those who are late, will be punished by life itself.”? This phrase,…
The proverb says: “All roads lead to Rome.” This is probably meant to allude to the fact that Rome…
During the transitional period, owners of European Patents have the choice whether to assert their…
With the imminent start of the new European court system, the underlying legal framework will also…
The two recent decisions may help applicants in avoiding extensive adaptations of the description…
Article 67 UPCA regulates the power of the Court (Unified Patent Court, UPC) to order, upon a…
The rules on evidence before the Unified Patent Court (UPC) provide for an interesting mélange of…
On April 28, 2022, the European Court of Justice rendered its quite long-awaited preliminary ruling…
One of the most fundamental decisions to be made during the development of the Unified Patent Court…
What will change and what will be the timeline? Currently, it is expected that the first Unitary…
According to the currently expected timeline, the first Unitary Patents may be granted already by…
The unitary patent is a new option after a grant of a regular EP patent. The grant procedure for the…
It is time to collect and analyze current data on the revocation rates in German nullity proceedings…
The German Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) rejected the requests for a preliminary injunction,…
The Mannheim District Court applies decisions “FRAND-Einwand” and “FRAND-Einwand II” of the German…
The German parliament adopted the version of the government bill for a Second Act concerning the…
