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Likelihood of Confusion in a Different Way – Haferghurt and OATGURT

The Federal Patent Court has confirmed that there can be a likelihood of confusion even if the signs are obviously different, but the consumer nevertheless assigns bot...

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Illuminating Judgment – Protectability of Designs for Mirrors With Luminous Edge

In a judgment from June 2021, the OLG Frankfurt a.M. has given important guidance on the scope of protection of designs consisting of black and white line drawings (OLG Frankf...

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Clinical Trials Regulation Now Applicable – Careful, When It Comes to IP

The Clinical Trials Regulation entered into application on 31 Janu...

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統一特許裁判所および単一特許

2022年、新しい裁判制度と新しい特許がスタートします。 §新しい統一特...

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Why artificial intelligence should be a legal entity

The Legal Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office recently confirmed in the merged proceedings J 8/20 and J 9/20 that the inventor named in a patent application must be ...

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Medical Devices: EU Decision on Further Harmonized Standards

Further harmonization of standards Commission ...

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