Maiwald blog articles
Despite Criticism: German Bundestag Votes for Introduction of Proportionality Test in Patent Law
In the night from 10 to 11 June 2021, the German Bundestag voted in the 2nd/3rd reading in favour of the Federal Government's bill on the simplifica...
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G1/21: Videoconferencing at the EPO – Short Observations of Today’s Oral Proceedings Before the Enlarged Board of Appeal
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EPO, G 1/21: Exclusion of the Chairman and One Other Member From the Enlarged Board of Appeal
In the pending referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the EPO (EBA), G 1/21, an objection under Art. 24(3) EPC (i.e. suspected partiality) was raised against the Chairman...
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EPO: No Backdoor Entry for New Third Party Observations in Appeal Proceedings; T 2255/15
In the recent appeal proceedings T 2255/15 before the European Patent Office´s Boards of Appeal, third party observations (TPO) were submitted only during the appeal stage. T...
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Difficulties in Resolving a Patent Dispute – Declaratory Judgment Action on the Existence or Non-existence of a Licence Agreement
Frequently, national or cross-border patent infringement disputes end with the conclusion of a licence agreement. The Regional Court of Munich I (in the follwoing “the Court...
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