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Misleading requests for payment and fee notices The patent and trademark offices, including the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA), the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) warn against...
Patent infringement at trade fairs – what can you do? If a patent owner discovers a patent-infringing product of another exhibitor at a trade fair, one can straight away apply for a preliminary injunction. This enables the patentee to remove the infringing...
The Trademark Law Modernization Act New forms of presentation From mid-January, in addition to the familiar trademark forms, sound marks, motion marks, hologram marks and multimedia marks in digital form (JEPEG, mp3, mp4), i.e., for example, as an electronic sound...
The new EU unitary patent: Differences with the European patent The European patent with unitary effect (EU patent) differs significantly from the well-known European patent (EP patent). An EU patent ensures uniform patent protection in all participating EU states....
The drafting and negotiation of license agreements When drawing up an individual contract, it is regulated how and to what extent the use is permitted. In this context, the topics of license model, license fee, contract term, liability, warranty, contractual...
FAQ – Patents What is a patent? In general, a patent is a special kind of protection for an intellectual property an “ownership” over a technical invention for a period of maximum 20 years. A patent gives the inventor or the patent holder the right to claim...
Patent Infringement Legal background The concept of a patent serves the purpose of protecting a technical invention of third party usage. If the protected invention is unrightfully used by a third party legal actions as well as out-of-court settlements can be...
Trademarks When considering combining a high recognition factor and quality with a product without losing sight of the commercial aspect the registration of a Trademark is the suggested solution. In general a Trademark serves the purpose of individualization. A...
German Utility Models Utility Models, originally introduced in 1891 as the “little sister” of an actual patent to protect “minor inventions”, today has become a clever and cost- effective way of enforcing a faster patent-like scope of protection. Like the patent...