Publications
Europe’s new Unitary Patent System will affect IP Agreements, Law360 2023
by Dr Marco Stief The introduction of the European patent and court system is causing significant upheaval and requires owners of European patents to take precautio...
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Die Reform der Gruppenfreistellungsverordnungen – FuE- und Spezialisierungs-GVO 2023, Wirtschaft und Wettbewerb 01/2023
by Dr Marco Stief with Dr Anna Giedke, Dipl. jur. Selina Stachowitz With effect from 1 January 2023, new versions of the R&D- and Specialisation-BER should...
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IP as a means of securing a loan under German law, Managing IP 2023
Intellectual property can be utilised commercially in many ways. In addition to the traditional forms – such as the granting of licences, selling, and the judicial enforcement of cease-and-desist orders and claims for damages – IP can also be used as collateral for loans...
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Interview IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders, 2023
This year IAM has once again invited top IP strategists to tell readers more about their careers in intellectual property, top lessons learned along the way and their views on the current state of the market. Like IAM Global Leaders, which features top-ranked private practic...
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Proportionality defence v compulsory licence: the decision of the Düsseldorf court, Managing IP 2022
Dr Marco Stief of Maiwald explains a ruling by the Düsseldorf Regional Court in the matter NuCana v Gilead that establishes the subsidiarity of the objection of disproportion...
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IP Due Diligence und Pharma, |transkript 4-2022 im November – Spezial: “Patente / M&A / Lizenzierung”
Market leaders in the life sciences are interested in acquiring start-ups in order to acquire a new technology as soon as their investment risk can be better foreseen. In order to minimise the associated risks, a precise IP due diligence is required on the acquirer's side. I...
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JUVE Handbook 2022/2023: Co-publishing article on the topic of “Die Äquivalenz in der Patentverletzung: Neue Rechtsprechung”
In the current edition of the JUVE Handbook for Commercial Law Firms 2022/2023 published in October 2022 Dr Marco Stief,
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Preisanpassungsklauseln bei Verträgen zwischen Unternehmen, Betriebs-Berater 43/2022
In this article, Dr Marco Stief discusses the admissibility of value maintenance and price adjustment clauses in commercial contracts. After many years of relative...
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Einheitspatent und einheitliches Patentgericht – Vorstellung des neuen europaweiten Patent- und Gerichtssystems, PharmaR Heft 10/2022
In their contribution, Dr Marco Stief and Heike Röder-Hitschke focus on the Unified Patent Court (UP...
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ECJ ruling brings clarity on the interruption of forfeiture periods, Managing IP 2022
Susanna Heurung examines a decision by the European Court of Justice concerning the ending of a period of ‘acquiescence’ in a trademark case and what it means for potential plaintiffs
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Recent ECJ case law and latest referrals for preliminary rulings on the SPC Regulation, IAM 2022
by Dr Derk Vos The contribution highlights recent ECJ decisions regarding Article 3(a) of the SPC Regulation relating to one of the core aspects of SPCs – namely, th...
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Germany cancels agreement with Switzerland on the use of trademarks, 2022
In the September edition of Managing Intellectual Property Susanna Heurung explains that owners of German trademarks who rely on their use in Switzerland must change their...
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Ergänzende Schutzzertifikate – Überblick und Ausblick zur EU-Initiative, Arzneimittel & Recht, 2022
SPCs are currently based on Regulation (EC) No. 469/2009 on the supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products. Under a current EU initiative, the Commission is proposing, among other things, a single granting procedure and a single SPC system. In order to be ab...
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Originator vs Generika – Pharmapatente im Spannungsfeld des einstweiligen Verfügungsverfahrens, PharmR Heft 6/2022, Heft 8/2022
In the latest issue of Pharma Recht, Dr Marco Stief and Dr Christian Meyer
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Do the experimental use and bolar exemptions also apply in contributory patent infringement cases? Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice, 2022
The reach of Sec. 10(3) of the German Patent Act (GPA) has been the subject of debate by German patent courts for many years. Final clarification by the German Supreme Court is still awaited on the extent to which third parties are liable for their own supplying acts which d...
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The biggest change is the introduction of a right to compensation under unfair competition law for consumers, 07/2022
In the Special Report of Leaders League, Dr Christian Meyer explains how the new claim for compensation, based on the Directive (EU) 2019/2161 of 27 November 2019 on consumer protection rules, will change some con...
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Patents: New principles in preliminary injunction proceedings, 2022
In the July edition of Managing Intellectual Property Heike Röder-Hitschke discusses a significant European Court of Justice (CJEU) ruling, and how it will affect future practice in preliminary injunction pr...
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Regulatorische und haftungsrechtliche Herausforderungen für KI-Medizinprodukte, in Roman Grinblat/ Sibylle Scholtz/ Sophy Stock (Hrsg.) Festschrift für Ulrich M. Gassner, Medizinprodukterecht im Wandel (S. 467 ff.), Nomos, 2022
Ulrich M. Gassner brought medical product law into his scientific focus at an early stage and shaped it over decades. The contributions in this publication on the occasion of his 65th birthday deal with numerous facets of his work. The book contains texts by his students and...
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EU-Initiative zu Zwangslizenzen – Chance oder Wettbewerbsnachteil? Arzneimittel & Recht, 2022
In an article just recently published in the journal Arzneimittel & Recht (Edition 03/22) Dr Gisela Grabow and Dr Marco Stief discuss the grant ...
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Patents: New Principles in preliminary injunction proceedings – in: BioScience Law Review, vol. 18 issue 5 (06, 2022)
In her publication "Patents: New Principles in preliminary injunction proceedings", ...
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A quiet but important step for software patents in Germany, 2022
Dr Simon Lud explains in Managing Intellectual Property how a German court judgment is advantageous for patent applications in the fields of artificial intelligence and quantum computing.
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Haftungsbegrenzungen und Freistellungsvereinbarungen insbesondere in Technologie- und Unternehmenskaufverträgen (M&A), Lizenz- und F&E-Verträgen, 2022
In the second part of the recently published article on contractual IP warranties, Dr Marco Stief discusses (1) limitations and restrictions of liability and (2) contractual indemnification obligations, both in the co...
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Vertragliche IP Garantien in Pharmaverträgen, insbesondere M&A, Lizenz und F&E Verträge, 2022
In der aktuellen Ausgabe der PharmR befasst sich Dr. Marco Stief mit vertraglichen IP-Garantien, insbesondere im Kontext von M&A- sowie Lizenz- und F&E-Verträgen. Gew...
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Clarification on the transfer of priority rights expected at the EPO, 2022
Dr Matthias Hoffmann discusses in Managing Intellectual Property the uncertainty over the transfer of priority rights and the joint applicants approach at the EPO.
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USB stick meets sufficiently specific test in Germany, 2022
Dr Christian Meyer discusses in a publication of Managing Intellectual Property a case concerning the domain muenchen.de, in which a reference to a USB stick was found to ...
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News from the EPO: The new Guidelines for Examination 2021 and Videoconferences
by Dr Naho Fujimoto in AIPPI In this article, two topics have been selected a...
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2nd Edition of the Handbook “The Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPC)”
We are delighted to announce the release of the 2nd Edition of the Handbook “The Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPC)” edited by our partner Dr. Marco Stief. The book provides a detailed insight into t...
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JUVE Handbook 2021/2022: Co-publishing article on the topic of „Chancen und Stolpersteine bei Videoverhandlungen am EPA“
In the current edition of the JUVE Handbook for Commercial Law Firms 2021/2022 published in October 2021 Dr Eva Ehlich,
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New referral to the EBoA: post-filed experimental evidence and plausibility, 2021
by Dr Stefanie Parchmann in Managing Intellectual Property
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Alignment of Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe with the Action Plan on IP, 2021
by Dr Gisela Grabow in Managing Intellectual Property
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Admissibility of non-challenge clauses and pay-for-delay agreements in settlements and license, 2021
by Dr Marco Stief In the current October issue of Pharma Recht – a specialist journal for pharmaceutical law our partner Dr. Marco Stief has written an article wi...
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Das Versuchs- und Bolar-Privileg im Bereich der mittelbaren Patentverletzung, 2021
by Dr Marco Stief and
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German Court Calls for Better Enforcement of Preliminary Injunctions in Patent Infringement Case, 2021
by Dr Christian Meyer in Managing Intellectual Property
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Enlarged Board of Appeal Rules on Double Patenting, 2021
by Dr Annelie Wünsche and Dr Stefanie Parchmann
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Vertragshandbuch Pharma und Life Sciences, C.H.BECK, 2., erw. Auflage – 2021 (gemeinsam hrsg. mit Boris Bromm)
by Dr Marco Stief and Boris Bromm The current manual offers a comprehensive collection of annotated contract models for all common regul...
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Wir helfen dem Erfinder, seine Idee zu schützen, 2021
by Dr Sophie Ertl in ZEIT „Arbeitswelten der Zukunft“
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Patente treiben Innovation und Fortschritt, 2021
by Dr Eva Ehlich and Dr Christian Schäflein in Smart Rechtsguide 2021
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Germany: EBA Set to Hear Case on the Legality of the EPO’s Video Proceedings, 2021
by Dr Eva Ehlich and Angela Zumstein
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Connected Cars, SEP and Frand-Cjeu Referral With a Focus on Multi-Tier Supply Chains, 2021
by Dr Marco Stief and Heike Röder-Hitschke in Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice
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CJEU SANTEN: No More SPC protection for new indications and new galenic formulations? (2021)
by Dr Marco Stief and Dr Robert Wenzel in Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice
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Admissibility of Second Infringement Action Based on the Same Patent, but Different Infringing Act
by Damla Simsek and Dr Stefanie Parchmann
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The launch of Horizon Europe: The EU initiative for research and innovation, 2021
by Dr Marco Stief in Managing Intellectual Property
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Can third parties access files in nullity proceedings? (2020)
by Stefan Bianchin in Managing Intellectual Property
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German court rules against automated dispensing of medicinal products, 2021
by Dr Christian Meyer in Managing Intellectual Property
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Recent amendments to the SPC Regulation, 2020
by Dr Derk Vos in IAM Innovation & Invention Yearbook: Building IP value in the 21st century This article first appeared in IAM Innovation & Invention Yearbook: Building IP value i...
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Schutzzertifikat widerrufen, 2020
by Dr Derk Vos in transkript - Life Science Magazine
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Protection Through Insurance Solutions
by Dr Christian Pisani (together with Rebecca Koch) in Risikomanagement, Organisation, Compliance für Unternehmen Eds. Zenke / Schäfer / Brocke
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Das Ende von SPCs für neue Indikationen? (2020)
by Dr Marco Stief in the GRUR - Zeitschrift der Deutschen Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht
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Case provides legal certainty for employers and employee inventors, 2020
by Dr Anja Friedrich in Managing Intellectual Property
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Lieferengpässe in der Arzneimittelindustrie – Ursache, Gründe und Lösungsansätze am Beispiel des Corona Virus (Teil 2), 2020
by Dr Marco Stief and Dr Boris Bromm in Pharma Recht - Fachzeitschrift für das gesamte Arzneimittelrecht
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Distinguishing Between a Technical Feature and a Representation of Information, 2020
by Stefan Bianchin in Managing Intellectual Property
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EMA and EU Commission offer flexibility instead of intervention, 2020
by Dr Gisela Grabow in Managing Intellectual Property
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Lieferengpässe in der Arzneimittelindustrie – Ursache, Gründe und Lösungsansätze am Beispiel des Corona Virus (Teil 1), 2020
by Dr Marco Stief and Dr Boris Bromm in Pharma Recht - Fachzeitschrift für das gesamte Arzneimittelrecht
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Forum Shopping Is Becoming More Difficult, 2020
by Dr Annelie Wünsche in Managing Intellectual Property
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How are patents interpreted after nullity proceedings? (2020)
by Thomas Ederer in Managing Intellectual Property
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Handbuch des Patentrechts, 2. Auflage, 2020
2nd edition 2020 Eds. Haedecke / Timmann, edited i. a. by Dr Dirk Bühler and Dr Marco Stief Publ...
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Rechtliche Probleme des ergänzenden Schutzzertifikats für Arzneimittel, 2020
Using the example of medical indications, excipients and combinations of active ingredients by Dr Marco Stief Publisher Carl Heymanns Verlag ISBN 97...
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Compliance Requirements for Effective Risk Management
by Elke Wurster and Dr Christian Pisani in MPJ - Medizinprodukte Journal
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CJEU Clarifies the Impact of a Declaration
by Stephan Schneller in Managing Intellectual Property
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Auch “kleinere” Ideen sind schützenswert, 2020
by Dr Eva Dörner and Alexander Ortlieb in Rechtsguide 2020 (insert of Süddeutsche Zeitung)
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German Federal Patent Court Releases New Decision, 2019
by Stefan Bianchin in Managing Intellectual Property
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AIPPI Study Question 2019 Plausability
by Dr Ina Bürck in Study Guidelines, 2019 AIPPI Word Congress - London additional authors: Heiko Dumlich, Johannes Gierlich, Robin Keulertz, Simon Klopschinski, Philipp Marchand, Mi...
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Protection of inventions in AI and digitalisation, 2020
by Dr Christian Schäflein and Dr Fabian Kiendl in IAM Yearbook: Building IP value in the 21st century 2...
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FCJ Clarifies Requirements for Enforcement of Time-Barred and Non-Time-Barred Claims, 2019
by Dr Christian Meyer in Managing Intellectual Property
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Claim Interpretation If Preamble Equates to State of the Art
by Dr Volker Tegeder in Managing Intellectual Property
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General Court confirms lack of likelihood of confusion between IOS FINANCE and EOS
by Stephan Schneller and Samira Weik in World Trademark Review This article first appeared on WTR Daily, part of World Trademark Review, in (07/2019). For further information,...
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Supreme Court Shows Distrust of Digital Deadline Management System, 2019
by Sebastian Herzog in Managing Intellectual Property
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CAR-T-Zelltherapien – Herausforderungen beim IP, 2019
by Dr Dirk Bühler in BioTechnologie Jahrbuch 2019
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What Happens When Prior Art Is Described in a Patent?
by Dr Martin Trautmann in Managing Intellectual Property
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Pregabalin and Fulvestrant – a comparison of German and English liability regimes for Swiss-type claims in light of current case law
by Dr Marco Stief and Ulrike Zorr in Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice und GRUR Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheb...
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Proposed Regulation Increasing Transparency at the EFSA Threatens IP, 2019
by Dr Gisela Grabow in Managing Intellectual Property
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New Liability for Second Medical Use, 2019
by Dr Marco Stief and Ulrike Zorr in Managing Intellectual Property
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Court blocks prior art time travel
by Dr Julia Mössinger in Managing Intellectual Property
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Court Decides on Issues Related to Declaration of Division During Appeal, 2019
by Dr Christian Haggenmüller in Managing Intellectual Property
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On the prohibition of post portem insemination
by Dr Christian Pisani in Der Gynäkologe
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German FPC Adds Another Twist to Pemetrexed Case
by Dr Renate Rieder in Managing Intellectual Property
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CJEU Rules on SPCs for Combination Products, 2018
by Dr Annelie Wünsche in Managing Intellectual Property
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Late-filed submissions in nullity proceedings, 2015
by Simon Quartus Lud in Managing Intellectual Property
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Business bases opposition against trade mark on company name, 2018
by Susanna Heurung in Managing Intellectual Property
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BPatG judges have adequate technical expertise, 2015
by Norbert Hansen in Managing Intellectual Property
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Infringer cannot intervene in reinstatement procedure, 2016
by Norbert Hansen in Managing Intellectual Property
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R 0016/13 – A truly positive decision! (2015)
by Eva Ehlich in European Patent Institute
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Submissions filed in second instance nullity proceedings, 2016
by Simon Quartus Lud in Managing Intellectual Property
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SPCs for medical devices, 2016
by Dr Annelie Wünsche in Managing Intellectual Property
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BGH “Filmscanner” judgment reviewed, 2016
by Marco Stief and Stefan G Fuchs in Managing Intellectual Property
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CJEU requirements in FRAND cases, 2016
by Marco Stief and Stefan G Fuchs in Managing Intellectual Property siehe auch Teil 2: Recent developments in German jurisprudence following ECJ Huawei Technologies / ZTE
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BGH denies injunctive relief grace period in patent case, 2016
by Norbert Hansen in Managing Intellectual Property
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Inescapable trap for German parts of European patents, 2014
by Anja Friedrich in Managing Intellectual Property
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Revised TTBER and Guidelines, 2015
by Marco Stief in Managing Intellectual Property
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New opportunities to obtain purpose-related patents, 2015
by Martina Müller-Dyck in Managing Intellectual Property
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Inventive step and application of general knowledge
by Holger Kämpf in Managing Intellectual Property
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‘Spin bingo’ will be perceived as a specific version of the game of bingo
by Stephan N. Schneller in World Trademark Review
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Ruling on indirect patent infringement, 2015
by Fabian Kiendl in Managing Intellectual Property
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Safe harbors in Europe: an update on the research and Bolar exemptions to patent infringement, 2015
by Marco Stief in Nature Biotechnology, Volume 33, Number 7
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General Court rules in bingo trade mark case
by Stephan N. Schneller in Nature Biotechnology, Volume 33, Number 7
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Technical character of graphic feedback, 2015
by Simon Quartus Lud in Managing Intellectual Property
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Patentability of mathematical methods
by Ralph Fernolend in Managing Intellectual Property
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Inescapable trap for German parts of European patents not inescapable
by Andreas Ledl in Managing Intellectual Property
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Different disclosure standards for novelty and priority, 2013
by Norbert Hansen in Managing Intellectual Property
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General Court overturns on phonetic similarity
by Stephan N. Schneller in Managing Intellectual Property
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Free fluege.de for all, rules General Court
by Stephan N. Schneller in Managing Intellectual Property
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Federal Supreme Court endorses functional claim language, 2013
by Dirk Bühler in Managing Intellectual Property
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Chemical and biological inventions
by Marco Stief together with Dr. Dirk Bühler in Patent Law – A Handbook on European and German Patent Law, Haedicke/Timmann (Hrsg.)
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The law of utility models
by Marco Stief together with Dr. Dirk Bühler in Patent Law – A Handbook on European and German Patent Law, Haedicke/Timmann (Hrsg.)
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Patent Law – A Handbook on European and German Patent Law, 2014
by Marco Stief together with Dr. Dirk Bühler in Patent Law – A Handbook on European and German Patent Law, Haedicke/Timmann (Hrsg.)
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Questions submitted on scope of Bolar provision, 2014
by Marco Stief together with Heinrich Nemeczek in Managing Intellectual Property
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Multiple complaints bring higher cost risk for defendant, 2014
by Norbert Hansen in Managing Intellectual Property
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CJEU rules on enforcement of unregistered Community designs
by Stephan N. Schneller in Managing Intellectual Property
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Federal Supreme Court clarifies priority issues, 2014
by Andrea Lasar in Managing Intellectual Property
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New life for equivalent infringement
by Sophie Ertl in Managing Intellectual Property
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General Court considers scope of examination by Board of Appeal under Article 64
by Stephan N. Schneller in World Trademark Review
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High barrier set for revocation of injunctions, 2012
by Dr Derk Vos in Managing Intellectual Property
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Court rules on SPCs with negative duration
by Dr Dirk Bühler in Managing Intellectual Property
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Domain ruled not jus ad rem
by Stephan N. Schneller in Managing Intellectual Property
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New Patent Office in Switzerland: Stringent Requirements regarding cease and desist claims in patent proceedings
by Matthias Gottschalk
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One person can sue for nullity twice, 2012
by Norbert Hansen in Managing Intellectual Property
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Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights. Necessary Instruments versus Over-Enforcement
by Heike Röder-Hitschke in Götting/du Vall/Röder-Hitschke (Hrsg.)
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Supreme Court rules on prerequisites for prior use
by Andreas Ledl in Managing Intellectual Property
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Gebrauchsmusterrecht
by Marco Stief zusammen mit Dr. Dirk Bühler in Handbuch des Patentr...
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Chemische und biologische Erfindungen
by Marco Stief zusammen mit Dr. Dirk Bühler in Handbuch des Patentrechts, Haedicke/Timmann (Hrsg.)
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Das ergänzende Schutzzertifikat
by Marco Stief zusammen mit Dr. Dirk Bühler in Handbuch des Patentr...
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Use of mediation for IP matters increases, 2012
by Alexander Schmitz in Managing Intellectual Property
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Neurim and SPCs: Justice for indication inventions, 2012
by Marco Stief together with Robert Wenzel in Managing Intellectual Property
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AG provides an advisory opinion on Article 3(a) of the SPC Regulation
by Sybille Pfender in Managing Intellectual Property
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Basic patents and supplementary protection certificates, 2018
by Dr Klaus Breitenstein in Managing Intellectual Property
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Infringing inventions dispersed across multiple territories, 2018
by Dr Simon Lud in Managing Intellectual Property
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Clarification of the case law on repair and reconstruction
by Stefan Gross in Managing Intellectual Property
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CJEU asked to clarify functional definition issue, 2018
by Dr Annelie Wünsche and Dr Dirk Bühler in Managing Intellectual Property
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Time for more medical device SPCs?
by Jan van Dieck in Managing Intellectual Property
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ECJ rules on Community design case
by Heiko Dehm in World Trademark Review This article first appeared on WTR Daily, part of World Trademark Review, in (09/2017).
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BigData und IoT – kann Europa gegen Google und Co bestehen? (2017)
by Dr Christian Schäflein in Ingenieurversteher
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The underrated alternative ground, 2017
by Lutz Kietzmann in Managing Intellectual Property
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Design protection more important than ever, 2017
by Susanna Heurung in Managing Intellectual Property
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Protecting and enforcing data formats for the IoT, 2017
by Simon Quartus Lud in Managing Intellectual Property
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Process patents and the partial outsourcing of individual procedural steps into patent-free foreign countries – opportunity or risk? (2018)
by Marco Stief together with Katja Bolender in Expert Guides
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General Court upholds likelihood of confusion
by Stefan Schneller in Managing Intellectual Property
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Determining litigation value in patent appeals, 2018
by Dr Stefanie Parchmann in Managing Intellectual Property
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Patents & Mathematics, 2018
by Attila Kimpan in European Consortium for Mathematics in Industry
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Diagnostic methods – establishing infringement of offshore steps by narrowing claims
by Dr Dirk Bühler in IAM Yearbook: Building IP value in the 21st century 2019
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Recent developments in German jurisprudence following ECJ “Huawei Technologies / ZTE“, 2017
by Marco Stief together with Dr. Stefan G. Fuchs in Managing Intellectual Property siehe auch Teil 1:
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TUM Mentoring was a major door opener, 2018
by Dr Sophie Ertl Interview with the Technical University Munich
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