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The new law is aimed to better align the bifurcated German infringement and nullity proceedings which are dealt with by two different courts, i.e. a state court and the Federal patent Court, respectively. The purpose of the amendment is to accelerate the nullity proceedings in order to close the so-called injunction gap that often resulted from the...

At the start of January 2021 the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) will automatically “clone” all granted EUTMs, designations of EUTMs under the International registration system, Registered Community Designs and Hague designs designating the EUIPO, on to the UK register allowing the protection to continue in the UK.

A benchmark of leading European patent law firms shows that Richardt outperforms other firms in the growing field of International Patent Classification (IPC) class GO6F that covers computer implemented inventions and software.

The EPO has released an update of their guidelines in particular as they relate to software implemented, mathematical and AI inventions. Please find below my respective summary, critique and practical advice. In essence, I do believe that the guidelines are inconsistent as regards the protection of AI inventions as such inventions are not “math per se” - a...

Applicants for trademarks and designs are faced with the choice of either applying for a national German IP right at low cost or for a Europe-wide IP right at higher costs. In addition to costs, however, the enforceability of intellectual property rights must also be considered, as two recent rulings by the European Court of Justice and the Federal Supreme...

In the electronic age many technological developments deal with the special way information is presented to a user. Examples are user interfaces of cars, telephones, medical apparatuses etc. Generally presentation of information  in the sense of Art. 52(2)(d) EPC is excluded from patentability. However, this does not necessarily mean that user interfaces are...

Le transfert d’un droit de priorité peut ensuite être nécessaire, si pour une demande européenne (EP) ou internationale (PCT), le demandeur pour la demande prioritaire et le demandeur pour la demande ultérieure sont différents. Conformément à la juridiction des avocats en brevets européens (EPO), ceci peut même être nécessaire si la communauté de...