Maiwald blog articles
ECJ Takes Action Against the Bad Habit of the Repetition Trademark
With a judgment of April 21, 2021 (case number T-663/19), the ECJ has made a decisive contribution against the bad habit of the filing of repetition trademarks, with w...
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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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