Maiwald blog articles
Russia Allows Use of Other People’s Intellectual Property
The Russian government allows domestic companies and individuals to infringe the intellectual property of companies from "unfriendly countries" - whether protected by a patent...
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Likelihood of Confusion in a Different Way – Haferghurt and OATGURT
The Federal Patent Court has confirmed that there can be a likelihood of confusion even if the signs are obviously different, but the consumer nevertheless assigns bot...
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Illuminating Judgment – Protectability of Designs for Mirrors With Luminous Edge
In a judgment from June 2021, the OLG Frankfurt a.M. has given important guidance on the scope of protection of designs consisting of black and white line drawings (OLG Frankf...
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Clinical Trials Regulation Now Applicable – Careful, When It Comes to IP
The Clinical Trials Regulation entered into application on 31 Janu...
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The Unified Patent Court and the Unitary Patent
In 2022, a new court system and a new patent will begin The new Unified Patent Court wil...
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Why artificial intelligence should be a legal entity
The Legal Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office recently confirmed in the merged proceedings J 8/20 and J 9/20 that the inventor named in a patent application must be ...
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