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Pending decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) G1/24
The forthcoming decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) deals with the adaptation of the description in the light of the patent claims and their interpretation....
23.07.2024
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BGH cancels position mark ‘sole pattern’ (I ZB 59/23)
On 2 May 2024, the First Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) decided that the appeal on points of law against a decision of the Federal Patent Court (BPatG), according to which the position mark ‘Sohlenmuster’ (No. 30 2015 053 169) is to be cancelled, is dismissed....
24.05.2024
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Lego may defend the design protection of a building block before the General Court
In the judgement of 24.01.2024, ref. T-537/22 of the European Court of Justice in the dispute over the design of a Lego buildi...
01.02.2024
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Müller Schupfner & Partner appoints Dr Stephan Kratz as partner
Munich and Hamburg, 26 January 2024 - Müller Schupfner & Partner have appointed Dr Stephan Kratz as a partner wi...
26.01.2024
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New ECTA Patent Committee: mission, vision, and destiny
The European Communities Trademark Association (ECTA) has established a Patent Committee, which is a surprising move since its traditional focus on trademarks....
22.01.2024
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Order of the Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court concerning the effective service of an application
In the order of October 13, 2023, the Court of Appeal ruled that a statement of claim may be validly served even if annexes mentioned in the statement of claim are not attached, provided that the statement of claim enables the defendant to assert its rights in court proceedings before the UPC even without the annexes....
01.11.2023
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Enlarged Board of Appeal sets new EPO priority rules
The Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) has issued a landmark decision in cases G 1/22 and G 2/22...
24.10.2023
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