Today, we will discuss some recent developments regarding Supplementary Protection Certificates or, in short: SPCs.

Today, I would like to provide you with some guidance on how to avoid three typical mistakes that I frequently encounter in patent applications relating to AI-based inventions.

If you are a brand owner, you are often faced with infringing domain names which are registered for third parties and incorporate your brand or trademark – offering counterfeits, for example.

The unitary patent is a new option after a grant of a regular EP patent. So, there will be no changes in the proceedings up to grant.

Today, I am going to talk about the practical relevance of preliminary injunctions (PIs) for patent infringement at the UPC.

In our latest IP Quick Tip, patent attorney and partner Dr. Georg Anetsberger of BARDEHLE PAGENBERG explains why patent applications and the creation of a strong patent portfolio are really worth the effort.

At the EPO, inventive step is tested through the problem-solution approach. And the strongest tool you have is to let your patent application tell the story of the invention. So, what exactly is the problem-solution approach, and how can your invention story help?

In German national proceedings, third-party interveners have a rather comfortable role when it comes to costs. If they support the winning party, they can request reimbursement for their costs from the opposing party. If they support the losing party, they do not have to bear costs...

March came with seven new decisions in the EUROPEAN SOFTWARE PATENTS knowledge base relating to artificial intelligence, computer simulations, information modelling and Internet search engines:

An application to intervene may be lodged at any stage of the proceedings by any person establishing a legal interest in the result of an action. An application to intervene shall only be admissible if it is made.

Exceptional circumstances may justify a request for suspensive effect. Examination whether, on the basis of the relevant circumstances of the case...

Additional Comment on the IP Report "Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court – Is it all over or is there a Plan B?": The decision by the German Constitutional Court regarding the UPC complaint.

Last week, the Enlarged Board of Appeal finally published its long-awaited decision G1/19 about the patentability of computer simulations.

The question whether the validity of a patent-in-suit is sufficiently certain needs to be assessed based on the standard of a high probability.

Read our IP Brochure on trademark protection in Europe.

Which points do you need to observe when requesting a preliminary injunction for trademark infringement? In this episode, our attorney-at-law Claus M. Eckhartt explains the nuts and bolts of PI proceedings in trademark litigation.

English, French, and German are the official languages of the European Patent Office. Can applicants also file European patent applications in other languages? Which requirements have to be met in that case?

Possibility for parties to comment on separation of subject matter of extension of complaint due to procedural reasons.

Efficient service of court documents is critical in the regime of the Unified Patent Court, but it can be tricky to navigate the rules and methods. What are the options for serving documents in different scenarios...

Procedural Court order allowing the parties to comment on several procedural aspects, in particular whether Rule 8 RoP applies.