Maiwald blog articles
Patent: Nullity Action – Judgment in Interrupted Proceedings Due to Insolvency of a Plaintiff
Federal Court of Justice, Judgment of 24 August 2021, Case No. X ZR 59/19 (BPatG) - Oscillating Drive
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Colorful Car Wash Not a Trademark
The German Federal Patent Court decided that the fact that a car wash is depicted in color does not, as a rule, confer the necessary distinctive character on a corresponding f...
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Definiteness of the Application for an Injunction – Reference to a USB Stick is admissible in exceptional circumstances – muenchen.de
Higher Regional Court of Munich, final judgment of 30 September 2021 - Ref. 6 U 6754/20 Section 253 (2) o...
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EPO: New referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal – post-filed experimental evidence and plausibility; G 2/21
At last: the long-awaited referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal with respect to one of the most controversially discussed issues in EP patent matters in recent times, i.e. ...
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Review of the Vertragshandbuch Pharma and Life Sciences
The updated handbook provides a comprehensive collection of annotated sample contracts for all common regulatory areas related to a product's life cycle, from development to c...
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