08/05/2020
In the lower instance at the Federal Patent Court, the patentee limited claim 1 by a an additional feature. However, the Federal Patent Court considered the added feature to be not sufficiently clear disclosed as belonging to the invention. Therefore, the additional feature has not been taken into consideration for the assessment of patentability. The Federal Patent Court communicated this view to the patentee in a notice under § 83 (1) Patent Law. […]
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07/23/2020
The square shape of Ritter Sport chocolate remains protected under trademark law, since the shape is not determined by the nature of the goods themselves and therefore no grounds for cancellation apply. […]
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06/26/2020
Dr. Georg U. Schupfner, patent attorney and managing partner of the law firm Müller Schupfner & Partner, is one of "Germany's Best Lawyers 2020". In the rating published on 26 June 2020 by the renowned Handelsblatt, Dr. Schupfner is mentioned in the list of the best attorneys in Germany in the field of intellectual property. […]
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06/18/2020
Müller Schupfner & Partner named amongst Europe’s Leading Patent Law Firms by Financial Times […]
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