two European patents, namely EP 2 794 928 (classic bundle patent validated in Germany, France and the Netherlands) and EP 4 108 782 (Unitary Patent valid in all 17 UPCA member states): 10x...

office Having served as a judge at the European Patent Office for many years, Dr. Albert Lindner has extensive knowledge of EP patent prosecution, opposition, and appeal proceedings. After...

the epic and already historic patent litigation spanning the UPC, Germany, the EPO, and the US against Bruker (formerly NanoString) shortly after the EPO upheld a key patent-in-suit, namely EP 4...

European Patent Attorney, Vice Managing Partner) Dr. Michael Kobler (Attorney-at-Law) Dr. Hans Wegner (German and European Patent Attorney, Partner) Dr. Georg Anetsberger (German and European Pa...

design law topics in Germany and abroad. Nico Karius, Dr.-Ing., M.Sc. Hearing Technology and Audiology Patent attorney, European Patent Attorney, Hamburg office Dr. Nico Karius is a patent...

3 Added matter – tailwinds for patentees in opposition proceedings? The decision could help patentees in opposition proceedings defend against the ground for opposition of extension beyond the...

matter of the patent claims in the published version of the patent application. The version of the patent claims that was granted later and, thus, the subject matter of the granted patent, was...

the last decades, patent practitioners got the impression from their daily experience that the chances to enforce a patent were substantially weakened since the chances to get the patent...

creation of the unitary patent. However, this takes only account of the proceedings up to grant, not considering opposition proceedings, in which the EPO may revoke a unitary patent which is...

codified for opposition proceedings before the GPTO. However, it differs from proceedings before the EUIPO in that it is possible at any stage of the proceedings upon request and opposition fees...

still follow, maybe even Germany as the country in which more patent infringement proceedings are conducted than in all other contracting member states together. So far, Germany has only...

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...

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...

German Patent Law (parliamentary paper 19/25821) as amended by the Committee of Legal Affairs and Consumer Protection (parliamentary paper 19/30498; “Patent Law Modernization Act” below). The Pa...