In her practice, Nina Nordmeier focuses on assisting clients in the preparation of patent applications all the way through to the grant before the European Patent Office and the German Patent...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

ic of that foodstuff. If the taste of the foodstuff is more attributable to other ingredients it contains, the use of such a name will take unfair advantage of the reputation of the designation ...

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...

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...

infringement of patents in Spanish court proceedings. He has also been active as speaker explaining EPO practice regarding a variety of topics, in collaboration with the EPO and its Boards of...

payment of considerable sums by the manufacturer of originator medicines to the manufacturers of generic medicines for a delay of the latters’ market entry. The perception of the manufacturers o...

Managing Partner of BARDEHLE PAGENBERG. He continues: “Having participated in major and demanding cross-border proceedings, Alexander Haertel has years of global experience and in-depth...

instances of the EPO have significant effects on the patentability of inventions under European patent law. All of them concerned the validity of patents to be assessed in opposition proceedings...

national courts of the member states - if a decision of the EEUPC were to be in breach of European Union law, it could not be the subject of European infringement proceedings nor could it give...

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...

former members of the Boards of Appeal of the EPO as well as a former judge of the German Federal Court of Justice. Under the European Patent Convention and the German Patent Act, the validity o...

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...