LATEST ARTICLES
Germany
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
In the appeal proceedings against the decision of the Nordic-Baltic Regional Division regarding access to written pleadings and evidence of the Ocado vs. AutoStore case...
Bardehle Pagenberg
Admissibility of extending the action by including claims from a further patent-in-suit after terminated limitation proceedings
Bardehle Pagenberg
Counterclaim for revocation can be combined with central revocation action against the same patent upon request by the parties
Bardehle Pagenberg
The Applicant requested for a change of language from German into English (Art. 49(5) UPCA, R. 322 RoP).
Bardehle Pagenberg
Limitation to "attorneys eyes only" possible under R. 262A RoP on protection of confidential information
Bardehle Pagenberg
Upon request under Rule 262.1(b) RoP of the Applicant to make available all written pleadings and evidence the Court decided to wait for the outcome of appeal proceedings (App_584498/2023)...
Bardehle Pagenberg
The protection of confidential information contained in pleadings and annexes can only be requested within a workflow pursuant to Rule 262...
Bardehle Pagenberg
The Defence to the Counterclaim for revocation and any Application to amend the patent pursuant to Rule 30 RoP must be filed within two months of service of a Statement of defence....
Bardehle Pagenberg
Postponement of the start of a deadline until conclusion of secrecy protection proceedings according to R. 262A RoP is not compatible with the urgent...
Bardehle Pagenberg
In the interest of effective secrecy protection, access can be further restricted until a final order is issued, namely to the representative of the plaintiff...
Bardehle Pagenberg
A joint hearing of the infringement action and the counterclaim seems to be appropriate in particular for reasons of procedural expediency and avoids the risk of delay...
Bardehle Pagenberg
The regime reflects the interest – typically arising from the provision in license agreements that the contract may only be produced upon a court order...
Bardehle Pagenberg
A videoconference with the parties can be designated a separate hearing under Rule 334(d) RoP, which does not preclude an interim conference under Rule 35(b) RoP.
Bardehle Pagenberg
Although the Statement of defence shall include a Counterclaim for revocation, the parties shall make use of the official forms available online. In practice, this means that the Counterclaim...
Bardehle Pagenberg
According to R. 262A.6 RoP, the number of persons receiving access to confidential information of the other party shall be no greater than necessary.
AlixPartners
Damit die deutsche Automobilbranche nicht den Anschluss verliert, muss kurzfristig Software-Kompetenz aufgebaut werden
Bardehle Pagenberg
Even if both parties are start-ups or SMEs, both parties have a limited cash-flow, are competitors of each other and the claimant has limited financial capacities...
Bardehle Pagenberg
The Local Division The Hague decided to hear both the infringement action and the counterclaim for revocation (Art. 33(3)(a) UPCA) and not to bifurcate.
European Union
Purplevine IP
At the beginning of the new year, we learned that the German Federal Patent Court had ruled in favor of OPPO...
Questel
Prior art searching is a critical step for intellectual property (IP) protection, particularly in patent filing, but which of the available prior art search tools is right for you?
Mondaq Webinars
APR24
FREE News Alerts
Sign Up for our free News Alerts - All the latest articles on your chosen topics condensed into a free bi-weekly email.
Comparative Guides
Upcoming Events
APR25
Mondaq Advice Centres
