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Your ideas and innovations give you a competitive edge. They therefore deserve the best possible protection. We support you in this: our patent attorneys and attorneys-at-law offer you long-term sustainable solutions for securing and defending your intellectual property. We provide you with expert, fast and effective advice on developing the right trade mark or patent strategy and support you in implementing it.
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UPC long-arm jurisdiction
Another important signal from the Unified Patent Court, Local Divison Hamburg, on UPC long-arm jurisd...
14.04.2026
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Successful Preliminary Injunction in Trademark Infringement Case
Hamburg Regional Court confirms Likelihood of Confusion between AIRSHOW and AIRFLOW...
27.03.2026
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PMAC: Müller Schupfner & Partner Appointed to the Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre of the Unified Patent Court
We are pleased to announce that ECTA (European Communities Trademark Association), an association with a long history in various aspects of IPR, is embarking on this important issue of the intellectual property law....
14.01.2026
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Procedural language in UPC proceedings
The Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) has issued its long-awaited decision in G 1/24, confirming a key principle of European patent law:...
14.01.2026
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EPO Decision G 1/24: Description and Drawings Always Relevant for Claim Interpretation
The Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) has issued its long-awaited decision in G 1/24, confirming a key principle of European patent law:...
10.07.2025
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BGH decision on copyright protection for design products: High hurdles for works of applied art
The decision of the BGH (Bundesgerichtshof; German Federal Court of Justice) of 20 February 2025 (Ref. I ZR 16/24; I ZR 17/24; I ZR 18/24) concerns the copyright protection of Birkenstock brand sandals and provides an important clarification of the requirements of Section 2 (1) No. 4, (2) UrhG with regard to works of applied art....
20.02.2025
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Müller Schupfner & Partner appoints Christian Kröner as partner
Munich, 16 January 2025 - Müller Schupfner & Partner have appointed Patent Attorney Christian Kröner as a partner with effect from 1 January 2025....
16.01.2025
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