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Oral proceedings as video conference – major differences between EPO and DPMA
- March 8
- IP-NEWS
Since January 1, 1998, i.e. for 23 years now (reference in EPO Official Journal 12-1997, 572), the European Patent Office (EPO) has established a communication system which allows oral proceedings before the EPO to be held by videoconference. Until the beginning of 2020, such oral proceedings by videoconference were only provided for proceedings before the Examining Divisi...mehr
EU Expert Group on SEPs publishes discussion paper
- February 15
- IP-NEWS
On February 10, 2021, the SEPs Expert Group (Expert Group on Standard Essential Patents), an advisory body of the EU Commission, which has been meeting since 2018, published a very comprehensive contribution (229 pages) on the topic of FRAND (see h...mehr
Abolition of the „flying jurisdiction” in competition law
- January 11
- IP-NEWS
On December 2, 2020, the revised provision on local jurisdiction pursuant to Section 14 (2) of the Act against Unfair Competition (UWG) came into force and abolishes the so-called “flying jurisdiction” regarding Internet cases for domestic defendants. The new special regulation of the local jurisdiction of the court is based on the law to strengthen fair competition of...mehr
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