Legal Commentary

New FRAND guidelines published by Munich Regional Court

Today, the Regional Court Munich published new guidelines for infringement cases concerning standard essential patents. The guidelines had been expect ...

4 February 2020 by Mathieu Klos

Legal Commentary

Germany

Düsseldorf patent firm may use alternative name, rules court

Change in the business of a law firm may justify a subsequent change in the firm's name. This was the verdict of the Higher Regional Court Hamm in Dec ...

3 February 2020 by Mathieu Klos

Legal Commentary

Long read

No hot air: industry considers German bifurcation update

The German government hopes two new amendments will save the bifurcation system from the consequences of the injunction gap. But the patent community ...

24 January 2020 by Mathieu Klos

Legal Commentary

Germany

German government wants to change patent law

Yesterday the Federal Ministry of Justice in Germany published the first draft of a new patent law. It provides for tighter deadlines for nullity proc ...

15 January 2020 by Mathieu Klos

Legal Commentary

Patent attorneys

European patent attorneys demand right to partner with other professions

In Germany, European patent attorneys are unable to partner with other professions in the same firm. This has led to some discontent among the patent ...

9 January 2020 by Mathieu Klos

Legal Commentary

Germany

German government postpones new patent law

The Federal Ministry of Justice in Germany had planned to issue a draft of a new patent law for autumn 2019. But now the project has been postponed. A ...

23 December 2019 by Mathieu Klos

Legal Commentary

German constitutional complaint

UPC back on the agenda

Yesterday Peter Huber announced a judgment in the constitutional Unified Patent Court challenge for early 2020. It has since become clear that this mi ...

21 November 2019 by Mathieu Klos

Legal Commentary

UK Patent Courts

IPEC small claims extend to seven UK cities

The small claims track of the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court in the UK is no longer confined to London. Low-cost IP claims are now being heard ...

19 November 2019 by Amy Sandys

Legal Commentary

Market perspectives

Untangling the wires of global FRAND

Last week, the UK Supreme Court heard Unwired Planet vs. Huawei, one of the most important cases in the global patent community. Global FRAND was disc ...

31 October 2019 by Amy Sandys

Legal Commentary

European Union

General Court creates specialist IP chambers

For the first time, the General Court of the European Union has established new chambers and introduced an IP specialisation. The new chambers are par ...

3 October 2019 by Christina Schulze

Legal Commentary

Germany

Berlin plans new patent law

The German federal government is working on a major overhaul of national patent law. But it will likely disappoint many experts and not include the ma ...

30 September 2019 by Mathieu Klos

Legal Commentary

Long read

Navigating the fog: SEP litigation in Europe

Which court in Europe is best suited for SEP litigation? In light of the rise in disputes over connected cars and semiconductor patents, the question ...

13 September 2019 by Mathieu Klos

Legal Commentary

EPO Boards of Appeal

EPO Administrative Council adopts Boards of Appeal's revised Rules of Procedure

The EPO's governing body has revised Rules of Procedure which are to come into force on 1st January 2020. Their main objective is to make proceedings ...

2 August 2019 by Konstanze Richter

Legal Commentary

EPO Boards of Appeal

Striking a balance at the EPO

The Enlarged Board of Appeal has decided that a third party has no right to an oral hearing in the case of an appeal. The decision on case G2/19 was r ...

19 July 2019 by Amy Sandys

Legal Commentary

Opinion

EPO customers want Michelin-star service

There is a new strategy at the European Patent Office. Last week António Campinos delivered what many had expected in his ambitious plan for the futur ...

3 July 2019 by Mathieu Klos

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