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Proportion of German judges at the UPC grows

The Unified Patent Court has appointed eight new technically qualified judges. Of these, seven have a technical focus on electronics and six hail from ...

25 June 2024 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

Portugal

Three VdA associates team up to launch new IP practice

Three former associates of the Portuguese law firm Vieira de Almeida have founded the IP boutique NLP. The new practice will focus on pharmaceutical d ...

14 June 2024 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

Tilmann Büttner, Düsseldorf Regional Court

Germany

Düsseldorf Regional Court appoints new presiding judge for third patent chamber

Tilmann Büttner is the new presiding judge of Civil Chamber 4a. The position only became vacant in June after Bérénice Thom moved to the Unified Paten ...

13 June 2024 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

Austria

Austrian patent attorney firms join technical and UPC forces

Two of Austria's best-known patent attorney firms are joining forces to focus more closely on the UPC. Sonn Patentanwälte and Haffner & Keschmann ...

6 June 2024 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

One year of UPC

The UPC strategies of the top 5 most active claimant firms

In the first year of the UPC, Bardehle Pagenberg and Kather Augenstein filed the highest number of active lawsuits with the new court, each pursuing v ...

4 June 2024 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

One year of UPC

Pierre Véron: "UPC is off to an excellent start"

JUVE Patent spoke exclusively with Pierre Véron to look back on one year of the UPC. As one of the fathers of the UPC, who is no longer an active lawy ...

31 May 2024 by Christina Schulze

People & Business

Germany

Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf dissolves patent senate

The Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf is dissolving one of its two senates for patent matters. In future, all patent proceedings will be handled by the ...

29 May 2024 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

One year of UPC

Florence Butin: "We are earning users’ trust"

Florence Butin is President of the UPC court of first instance and talks exclusively to JUVE Patent about the practical challenges and experiences in ...

29 May 2024 by Christina Schulze

People & Business

Unified Patent Court

Ulrike Voß takes over second panel at the UPC Munich local division

The UPC has decided on the composition of the panels at the local divisions in Mannheim and Munich. At the same time, the court announced the names of ...

28 May 2024 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

One year of UPC

Shoosmiths hires patent litigator specialising in life sciences

As part of a strategy to build up its IP areas of technology, life sciences and brands by 2030, UK firm Shoosmiths has hired patent litigation partner ...

17 May 2024 by Laura King

People & Business

Ireland

Taylor Wessing strengthens Irish offering with first patent-specialist partner

International firm Taylor Wessing has shored up its patent expertise in Dublin with the appointment of patent litigator Eoin Martyn. He joins the firm ...

15 May 2024 by Amy Sandys

People & Business

Germany

Mathys & Squire boosts Munich office with IT partner

Mathys & Squire has welcomed a third partner in its Munich office, with patent attorney Matthias Brittinger joining the firm from German IP outfit ...

13 May 2024 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

Simmons & Simmons, August Debouzy, Abdelaziz Khatab

France

Simmons & Simmons boosts Paris team with electronics specialist partner

The Paris office of Simmons & Simmons has boosted its ranks with the addition of Abdelaziz Khatab, who joined as partner on 2 May. Khatab, who pre ...

3 May 2024 by Amy Sandys

People & Business

Unified Patent Court

UPC increases German dominance with two new legally qualified judges

In response to the increasing workload, the Unified Patent Court has appointed additional legally qualified judges in Munich and Mannheim. The appoint ...

30 April 2024 by Laura King

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People & Business

Proportion of German judges at the UPC grows

Three VdA associates team up to launch new IP practice

Düsseldorf Regional Court appoints new presiding judge for third patent chamber

Austrian patent attorney firms join technical and UPC forces

The UPC strategies of the top 5 most active claimant firms

Pierre Véron: "UPC is off to an excellent start"

Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf dissolves patent senate

Florence Butin: "We are earning users’ trust"

Ulrike Voß takes over second panel at the UPC Munich local division

Top 10 most-read UPC articles in the court's first year

Shoosmiths hires patent litigator specialising in life sciences

Taylor Wessing strengthens Irish offering with first patent-specialist partner

Mathys & Squire boosts Munich office with IT partner

Simmons & Simmons boosts Paris team with electronics specialist partner

UPC increases German dominance with two new legally qualified judges