Filing a patent internationally? International patent applications need to meet different requirements across global markets.

What types of inventions in database technology are patentable in Europe? The Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office will be updated on 1 March 2021 with a new section...

Am 7. März, im Royal Lancaster London, hat Managing IP die besten Kanzleien aus der EMEA Region für ihre erfolgreiche Arbeit im Bereich geistiges Eigentum ausgezeichnet.

Hello and welcome to this IP Quick Tip on how to accelerate prosecution at the European Patent Office. Depending on the strategy, you may wish to obtain a granted patent faster.

Europäisches Patentamt startet konstruktiven Dialog mit Patentanwälten und Rechtsanwälten. Kanzleien setzen sich dafür ein ...

Europäisches Patentamt startet konstruktiven Dialog mit Patentanwälten und Rechtsanwälten.

In the second episode of the Best Practice podcast, Bastian walks you through ten EPO Board of Appeal decisions which relate to AI inventions.

On March 7, at the Royal Lancaster in London, Managing IP recognised the best intellectual property firms in the EMEA area.

In this episode of the Best Practice podcast, Bastian walks you through the section on AI and machine learning in the EPO's patent examination guidelines.

Mit Urteil vom 17. Oktober 2018 hat das Bundespatentgericht den deutschen Teil des europäischen Patents 1 206 831 B1...

UPC decisions will generally be enforced in accordance with the law of the member state where the enforcement takes place. But what if the UPC Agreement or the UPC's Rules of Procedure include specific rules for enforcement?

The Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court has issued three significant procedural rulings addressing the admissibility of late invalidity attacks, the scope of withdrawal provisions, and the proper forum for cost decision applications. These decisions clarify critical procedural requirements that will impact litigation strategy before the UPC.

Where multiple parties are involved in UPC proceedings, cost reimbursement might become complex. In this episode, our IP Expert and attorney-at-law Dr. Jan Bösing explains what the parties to such proceedings should bear in mind and gives you a concrete tip.

In the system of the UPC, the situation of interveners in terms of cost reimbursement will obviously be different than under German law.

Today's quick tip is about preliminary injunction proceedings for patent infringement in Germany.

From the German perspective, the rules on evidence before the UPC provide for an interesting mix of known principles and new regulations.

The EPO communicates its "intention to grant a patent" prior to grant. In it, the examiner frequently proposes amendments to the claims or specification. In our experience, the proposed amendments.

In the 4th quarter (October to December) of 2021, only 2 positively decided cases were added to our knowledge base in which relevant aspects of the claimed-subject-matter were considered technical.

In this episode, our attorney-at-law and partner Dr. Philipe Kutschke tells you how to identify - and avoid - typical errors in the application of EU designs.

In a decision dated January 28, 2026 (no. 24-14.760), the French Supreme Court has overturned the approach previously taken by the lower courts regarding the limitation regime applicable to trademark invalidity actions...