After more than two years of UPC case law, the sample size of UPC decisions justifies a first UPC…
Two judgments of the CJEU rendered on August 1, 2025, dealt with significant trademark issues of…
In the recent major decision G 1/23, the EBA of the EPO addressed under what conditions a product…
After more than 50 years of the EPC, the EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) has finally provided…
On 8 May 2025, Advocate General Szpunar issued his long-awaited opinion in two pending referrals to…
First UPC landmark decision sets infringement and validity standards
In this final judgment, the Higher Regional Court of Munich commented for the first time on the…
The case concerned a registered Community design for an LED light bulb (RCD no. 003619881-0001).
Application for registration of a tactile position mark – No obligation to examine absolute grounds…
A recent decision by the Paris Court of Appeal has challenged the approach of granting permanent…
The CJEU strengthens cross border litigation options and clarifies a long-standing question on…
After a total of ten years of preparation and consultation, the European Union (“EU”) finally…
A recent decision by the Lyon Judicial Court has confirmed a case law with important practical…
The EUIPO Board of Appeal has rejected Porsche AG’s application for a sound mark representing the…
This judgment is one of a series of decisions and the first supreme-court ruling on “climate-neutral…
Decision J 01/24 of the Legal Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office dated April 16, 2024
Mobilization of Paris Intellectual Property Judges during the Olympic & Paralympic Games
Bringing the UPCA into force does not (yet) render obsolete national patent infringement proceedings…
