filed an opposition against the European Patent EP 3 388 032 of Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. (Boston Scientific) pertaining to a “Reduced granulation and inflammation stent design”. The patent...

The Opposition Division considered an objection of inadmissible extension to be well-founded and therefore revoked the patent on this ground. The competent Opposition Division of the European Pa...

entity) IoT IP GmbH with opposition proceedings before the European Patent Office (EPO), which resulted in the complete revocation of the European patent EP 3 373 570 B1 (“patent”) relating to...

the Opposition Division of the European Patent Office (“EPO”) dismissed the oppositions filed by NanoString Technologies Inc. (“NanoString”) and two other opponents, ruling in favor of the paten...

of EP’033 before the German Federal Patent Court in Munich targeting the asserted terminal claim (docket no. 4 Ni 88/22 (EP)). In September 2023, the Federal Patent Court already indicated in...

the Federal Patent Court pursuant to section 83 German Patent Act was served on the parties with the prima facie finding that the Patent is invalid over certain prior art although the Patent had...

that NanoString Technologies Inc. and NanoString Technologies GmbH infringe the European patent EP 2 794 928 in Germany (docket nos. 7 O 2693/22 and 7 O 581/22; BARDEHLE PAGENBERG paves way to...

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...

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...

any time, even during the nine-month opposition period. Accordingly, within the opposition period, the validity of a bundle patent may be challenged by an opposition before the EPO and in...

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...

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...

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 ...

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”)...

establishing the patent litigation group of Eisenführ Speiser.“ Volkmar Henke, Dr. jur., Dipl.-Phys. Attorney-at-Law Dr. Volkmar Henke is a patent litigator and specializes in patent litigation...

the UPC, Partner) Dr. Ludger Eckey (Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney, Representative before the UPC, Partner) Stefan Wiethoff (Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney, Representative...

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...

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...