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JUVE Patent rankings 2020

Then there were three: Dutch patent market serious challenger in Europe

The Dutch patent market, and its litigation firms, play an important role in European cross-border disputes. The first JUVE Patent Netherlands ranking ...

29 May 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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"G 3/19 was a 100% political decision" - an interview with Bayer's in-house counsel

The Enlarged Board of Appeal G 3/19 recently confirmed a decision that plants and animals derived from an 'essentially biological process' are not pat ...

28 May 2020 by Amy Sandys
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Germany

Munich office of Dentons hires Vossius patent attorney

The Munich office of global law firm Dentons has hired patent attorney Roger Abseher to expand its patent prosecution practice. The hire comes as Dent ...

14 May 2020 by Amy Sandys
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UK

DLA Piper builds London practice with tech partner hire

Global law firm DLA Piper has added to its partnership in London with Deborah Bould, previously a partner at Pinsent Masons. Bould specialises in tech ...

12 May 2020 by Amy Sandys
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UK

Norton Rose expands London patent practice with partner hire

Less than a year after losing two partners, the London office of Norton Rose Fulbright has reinforced its partnership. Paul Joseph joins from intellec ...

8 May 2020 by Amy Sandys
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JUVE Patent rankings 2020

New horizons for French patent attorneys

The Loi PACTE is changing the scope of action for patent attorneys in France this spring. Oppositions before the French Patent Office (INPI) are now p ...

30 April 2020 by Konstanze Richter
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Germany

Munich boutique Betten & Resch hires new partner from Paris

IP boutique Betten & Resch has bolstered its patent litigation team with Christoph Hewel, a patent attorney from Paris firm Beau de Lomenie. Hewel ...

29 April 2020 by Konstanze Richter
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JUVE Patent rankings 2020

Patent ranking France: Top filing and litigation firms

Want to know which are the leading firms and individuals in the French patent market 2020? Read the JUVE Patent ranking France for our in-depth firm a ...

24 April 2020 by JUVE
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JUVE Patent rankings 2020

Three different strategies lead French patent market

France has seen upheavals to its patent law and the French patent market. Now JUVE Patent's first French patent firm ranking shows that there is more ...

24 April 2020 by Christina Schulze
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Germany

Ampersand spinoff Twainscore launches in Munich

In early April, Munich welcomed new boutique firm Twainscore, set up by Martin Wintermeier and Igor Schmulenson. The firm will focus on IP and employm ...

23 April 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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Germany

Herbert Smith Freehills finally opens patent practice in Düsseldorf

Life sciences expert Ina vom Feld is moving to the Düsseldorf office of Herbert Smith Freehills on 1 May 2020. She was previously a partner in Simmons ...

15 April 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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UK

EIP strengthens life sciences practice with partner hire

EIP continues its growth in London with another addition to its life sciences team. Monika Rai joins the firm from Mathys & Squire, where she was ...

6 April 2020 by Amy Sandys
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Patent standards

Ericsson and Nokia contribute to global communication standards

Two European telecommunications companies have given 5G and communication standards a boost. Sweden-based Ericsson has joined Sisvel's DSL licensing p ...

27 March 2020 by Amy Sandys
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Straight shooter: The judge behind the German UPC decision

Today the German Constitutional Court declared the German UPC Act of Approval void. Peter Huber, as judge rapporteur, is the mastermind behind the dec ...

20 March 2020 by Christina Schulze
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European Patent Office

EPO records slower growth in patent applications in 2019

Once again, the European Patent Office has recorded more patent applications than in the previous year. However, at just over 4%, the rise is not as s ...

13 March 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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