Legal research and drafting reports Supporting the drafting of legal documents (legal advice, oppositions, legal briefs) Liaising with various jurisdictions and agents (legal bailifs, experts,...

grounds for opposition filed after the expiry of the opposition period are to be examined as to whether they are prima facie relevant for maintenance of the patent. Hence, the new ground for opp...

such as the German Patent and Trademark Office, the Federal Patent Court and the Federal Court of Justice. For this reason, these aspects must be taken into consideration in drafting patent...

ground for opposition of a lack of the possibility of performing and repeating the invention had been asserted and the Opposition Division of the European Patent Office had revoked the patent-in...

be attained. European patents and SPCs “Business as usual” holds true for European Patents . The UK remains a contracting state to the European Patent Convention. The European Patent...

Oral proceedings via video-conference Do you intend to oppose a European patent or do you need to defend your patent in EPO opposition proceedings? Register for this webinar to find answers!...

followed last week at the European Patent Office (EPO) and the UPC Local Division Mannheim. On June 4, 2025, the Opposition Division of the EPO fully revoked the patent EP 3 822 805 (“EP 805”)...

er has prosecuted many German and European patent applications and worked on complex patent prosecution cases, such as opposition proceedings and opposition appeal proceedings. Maria...

She focuses on patent prosecution and client counseling in a variety of technical disciplines. Ann-Kathrin Michel has experience in most aspects of the patent profession, including patent...

Martin Hohgardt’s main areas of practice involve patent prosecution, patent nullity proceedings, opposition proceedings and patent litigation in various technical fields. His technical fields...

grant of this patent the company Mortex Limited had raised an opposition with the European Patent Office. However, the Opposition Division of the European Patent Office maintained the patent...

the validity of the patent by filing an opposition at the EPO. BARDEHLE PAGENBERG, together with iVIS’ Italian representative, successfully defended the patent against the opposition: With its...

dismisses the appeal of the patent proprietor and also substantially follows the German Federal Patent Court with respect to the grounds for its decision. By revoking the patent, the Board of...

revocation of the patent in opposition or national validity proceedings. Therefore, we propose establishing a method for quality control which regularly checks opposition and opposition appeal...

sufficient for assuming patent infringement in Germany if the infringer realizes only some of the claimed method steps within Germany and the other claimed method steps outside Germany. The...

not only 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...

not only 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...

Malkomes’ practice focuses on patent litigation proceedings, nullity proceedings and nullity appeal proceedings at the German Federal Court of Justice, as well as opposition and opposition...