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Justice (“ECJ”) a request for an opinion on the compatibility of the current Draft Agreement aiming to create a Unified Patent Litigation System with the European treaties. The case was argued...

before the European Patent Office (EPO). The European patent with unitary effect is offered as an option, while applicants remain free to obtain a national patent or a European patent taking...

The European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW), under its President Dr. Jochen Pagenberg, has published a Resolution on the modified text of a Draft Agreement for a Unified Patent Court...

a Unified Patent Court, by way of a reference to the national laws of the Member States. Please see here the draft of new Article 5a, and here the amended Draft Agreement for a Unified Patent...

attempts by patent holders. A particular patent in a family may or may not be standard-essential, whereas other family members may be the opposite. Therefore, the register might include many pat...

nted inventions • Examples regarding patentable aspects of computer-implemented inventions based on the EPO’s recent case law • Tips and tricks for drafting patent applications for...

Marina Melchor Garrido is a patent engineer whose main work is based in patent drafting and prosecution before the European Patent Office, mainly in the fields of automotive technology,...

encountered in patent proceedings before the EPO. Some of them may lead to refusal or revocation if the underlying application was not carefully drafted. We will outline best practices for draft...

Margaux Esselin handles prior art searches, patentability and freedom-to-operate opinions, patent application drafting and prosecution as well as opposition procedures. Her fields of expertise...

Liding Zhang’s practice involves patent drafting and prosecution as well as opposition proceedings before the European and German patent offices. His technical background is based on many years...

the main areas of practice of Sarah Stratmann include drafting patent applications and assisting in grant procedures as well as opposition and patent nullity proceedings.

focus on drafting patent applications and assisting our clients in grant procedures before the European Patent Office and the German Patent and Trademark Office. Moreover, he contributes to pate...

Jonathan Steinberg's practice focuses on drafting patent applications and assisting clients in examination proceedings before the European and German Patent Offices. In addition, he deals with...

practice and experience cover the complete range of drafting patents, guiding the patent application along the prosecution path up to the stage of patent granting as well as any subsequent...

Cristina Muñoz Menéndez’ work focuses on patent drafting and prosecution before the European Patent Office and the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office in a variety of technical fields including...

BARDEHLE PAGENBERG, Lea Apel supports clients in drafting patent applications and in examination proceedings before the European Patent Office and the German Patent and Trademark Office. Through...

law, particularly in drafting and prosecuting patent applications, enforcing patent rights, licensing, managing and auditing patent portfolios, freedom-to-operate studies, patent infringement...