Maiwald Blog – Page 8 Of 17

16 Mar 2022 - Maiwald Blog

Interest in Legal Protection for a Nullity Action – Part 5

The German Federal Patent Court (BPatG) denies the need for legal protection for a (retroactive) partial declaration of invalidity after expiry of the patent protection (BPatG...

11 Mar 2022 - Maiwald Blog

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...

7 Mar 2022 - Maiwald Blog

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...

23 Feb 2022 - Maiwald Blog

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...