only applies to patents granted after June 30, 2017 and to patent applications filed after June 30, 2017. This also means that the protection of confidence is not provided for patents granted...

injunctive relief under Sec. 139 German Patent Act (PatG), on the qualified notification under Sec. 83 German Patent Act and on the protection of trade secrets during patent litigation. 1. Claim...

infringement by the patent owner, the infringer has to clearly, unambiguously as well as genuinely and unconditionally declare its willingness to conclude a license agreement with the patent...

FRAND. The patent proprietor can make use of this range without, according to the judgment of the Higher Regional Court of Munich, the patent user’s counter-offer being crucial. For 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...

protection of succession pursuant to Sec. 15(3) German Patent Act, objections against the previous patent owner cannot be used as a defense against the new patent owner (marg. no. 131)....

whether such a sound mark is also descriptive or whether there is a need to keep it available. In Germany, however, the Applicant, Porsche AG, was successful in obtaining protection for this...

When it comes to litigating pharma patents, certain provisions and considerations apply that distinguish the enforcement of such patents from the enforcement of patents in other technical...