legal validity of the patent-in-suit justifying the issuance of a preliminary injunction can generally only be assumed if the patent-in-suit has already survived first-instance opposition or...

and cross-border patent litigation. Influential rankings confirm his reputation as one of Germany’s leading patent litigators. Tobias Wuttke’s expertise stems from hundreds of patent...

molecules (the patent). 10x Genomics obtained an exclusive license to the patent. On May 17, 2023, the Court held that NanoString Technologies Inc. and NanoString Technologies GmbH infringe the ...

in-situ detection of RNA molecules (the patent). 10x Genomics obtained an exclusive license to that patent from the patent owner President and Fellows of Harvard College (Harvard Corporation)....

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...

2018 by IMS in Germany based on a patent, which provides management of non-volatile memories by shifting zone boundaries in case of defective blocks. IMS alleged Micron to infringe the patent-in...

acts in Germany or whether preparatory acts outside Germany are sufficient if they relate to subsequent use in Germany. In accordance with the opinion widespread in design law literature and in ...

be not valid, the case was remitted to the Opposition Division for examination of prior use. 3. EPO, Opposition Division, decision concerning European patent 2 771 468 issued in writing on March...

Upon a nullity action filed by the Vestel Germany GmbH, the Court declared the patent null and void with effect for the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany (decision of June 20, 2012 –...

at-Law, Partner), Peter K. Hess (Patent Attorney, Partner), Dr. Niels Malkomes (Patent Attorney), Nadine Heiartz (Attorney-at-Law) Dr. Sebastian Stier (European Patent Attorney, Counsel), Legal...

revocation of the German part of the European patent 1 019 311 B1 to the extent of granted patent claims 1, 3, 7, 10 and 11 before the German Federal Patent Court (judgment dated June 18, 2015;...

in-situ detection of RNA molecules (the patent). 10x Genomics obtained an exclusive license to the patent from the patent owner President and Fellows of Harvard College (Harvard Corporation). On...

PAGENBERG Symposium discussed the pros and cons of the current legal protection for software in Germany. Does patent protection for software offer an incentive for innovation and a fair balance...

decision not to pursue remaining in the Unified Patent Court and in the Unitary Patent, work on the implementation of the Unified Patent Court continues. Once Germany will be in a position to...

On October 2, 2014, patent infringement proceedings experts from Japan and Germany will meet at the German Patent and Trademark Office in Munich in order to discuss cutting-edge topics of...

conflict between the Germany company and the French company is continuing in other fora – cases are pending in Munich and Frankfurt before the civil courts, before the German Patent and...

In prior proceedings regarding the validity of the Patent initiated by Storopack Hans Reichenecker GmbH, the Federal Patent Court had revoked the Patent in first instance (court docket: 3 Ni...

Genomics, 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...