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German patent judges predict few changes to automatic injunction

The Bundestag has passed the German Patent Act reform. Patent judges, however, believe it will have little impact on the current legal situation. In t ...

23 June 2021 by Mathieu Klos

Legal Commentary

Automatic injunction

Patent law reform: Bundestag introduces principle of proportionality

After months of deliberation, the German Bundestag has finally decided on amendments to a new federal government patent law. It will introduce a propo ...

11 June 2021 by Konstanze Richter

Legal Commentary

Opinion

"Nokia and Daimler's licensing deal is problematic for the connected industry"

Daimler has taken a licence for Nokia’s mobile communications portfolio, ending the highest stakes connected cars dispute in Europe. But the agreement ...

9 June 2021 by Mathieu Klos

Legal Commentary

EPO video hearings

Enlarged Board postpones oral proceedings on compulsory video hearings

Today, a long-awaited hearing on the G 1/21 referral has been postponed by the Enlarged Board of Appeal at the EPO. The appeal relates to the legality ...

28 May 2021 by Amy Sandys

Legal Commentary

Long read

Negotiating borders: the UK patent market on life after Lugano

First the UPC, then the Brussels Regulation, and now Lugano. Since Brexit, the UK’s patent lawyers have navigated several new challenges. The latest u ...

26 May 2021 by Amy Sandys

Legal Commentary

Representation in IP

Nokia sharpens patent firms' focus on diversity

Several patent firms are among those taking part in a new equality and diversity initiative launched by Nokia. The Finnish telecommunication company h ...

12 May 2021 by Amy Sandys

Legal Commentary

EPO Boards of Appeal

German patent firm alliance opposes compulsory video oral proceedings

In May, the Enlarged Board of Appeal will hear a case on the lawfulness of conducting oral proceedings by compulsory video conference in case G1/21. C ...

28 April 2021 by Christina Schulze

Legal Commentary

Opinion

"The UK IP judiciary has solved its capacity issue. Now it must tackle diversity"

Recent hires mean that, after a turbulent couple of years, the UK IP judiciary has returned to full capacity. Now the High Court is able to fully comp ...

28 April 2021 by Amy Sandys

Legal Commentary

Biotechnology

CureVac’s road to the coronavirus vaccine

German biopharmaceutical company CureVac is on track to launch a coronavirus vaccine based on an mRNA platform. Like its competitors, the company has ...

20 April 2021 by Christina Schulze

Legal Commentary

Opinion

"Investing in lateral hires is necessary, but risky"

In the European patent market, the beginning of spring brought with it several lateral hire investments by international law firms. Allen & Overy ...

19 April 2021 by Christina Schulze

Legal Commentary

Annual Report 2020

Boards of Appeal reduces case backlog, despite pandemic challenges

The EPO Boards of Appeal has published its Annual Report 2020, which shows a reduction in its case backlog. This is despite a shift to remote working ...

15 April 2021 by Amy Sandys

CFPodcast: Ideas in the spotlight

What factors determine the economic strength of a country? Taxes? Tariffs? Many SMEs? Full employment? All true. But have you thought about the intell ...

31 March 2021 by COHAUSZ & FLORACK

Legal Commentary

Opinion

"Anti-suit injunctions are a road to nowhere"

The Regional Court Munich wants to classify implementers in FRAND disputes who file anti-suit injunctions in China or elsewhere, as unwilling licensee ...

25 March 2021 by Mathieu Klos

Legal Commentary

European Patent Office

EPO Patent Index shows medical innovation driving patent applications

Today's EPO Patent Index 2020 highlights healthcare innovation as the biggest driver of European patent applications. The number of filed European pat ...

16 March 2021 by Amy Sandys

Legal Commentary

Germany

Europe's industrial companies mobilise against weaker automatic injunction

Leading European industrial companies are mobilising against the weakening of the automatic injunction in German patent proceedings. In an open letter ...

4 February 2021 by Mathieu Klos

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