specialized in patent prosecution and litigation within the pharmaceuticals and biochemistry/biotechnology sectors. He has handled patent litigation across Europe, particularly in Germany,...

don'ts when it comes to patent enforcement in Korea? And more importantly: How does the Korean patent system compare to the new European patent system and the current situation in Germany? We...

Seitz). Prof. Peter Chrocziel was the head of Freshfields’ patent litigation practice group in Germany. “We are very glad to welcome one of Germany’s most esteemed experts for IP and antitrust...

the EMEA area. BARDEHLE PAGENBERG was shortlisted this year in four categories: in Germany: Patent Contentious, Patent Prosecution and Copyright/Design in France: Boutique Firm of the Year We...

What is it about? Infringement of second medical use patents in Germany and at the UPC: In pharmaceutical litigation, second medical use patents pose unique enforcement challenges. In this...

possible d’engager une procédure d’opposition ou une action en nullité contre le brevet si le délai d’opposition de 9 mois est dépassé. Lors d’une procédure d’opposition, la division compétente...

German Federal Patent Court of November 17, 2010 to fully uphold High Point’s European Patent 0 522 772 in Germany, essential for the UMTS-standard, is a milestone in asserting this patent...

in a patent case. Prof. Dr. Tilman Müller-Stoy and Dr. Philipe Kutschke will address the following aspects: Risks and benefits General structure of preliminary injunction (PI) proceedings in Ger...

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...

against the German part of the European Patent 2 171 673 B 1 (“ patent-in-suit ”) of Appy Risk Technologies Ltd. (“ Appy ”) before the German Patent Court. The patent-in-suit relates to the...

immediately affect the unitary patent system because the Boards of Appeal are integrated into this system as competent to finally decide on the revocation of unitary patents in opposition appeal...

a supplier that sells patent-infringing products to a customer abroad who, in turn, delivers these products to Germany is jointly responsible for a patent infringement in Germany if they...

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...

geographical indication “Ouzo”. Furthermore, the shifting period of use in opposition proceedings was eliminated for oppositions filed as of January 14, 2019. This means that the potential...

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...

Mobility LLC and Motorola Mobility Germany GmbH), which have meanwhile become part of the Google group, had been prohibited from distributing these devices in Germany and by which Motorola had...

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...

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”)...