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Portrait of Jan Göring, Patent Attorney at BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT in Bremen

The Patent Lawyer: Jan Goering on the growing importance of clarity objections under Article 84 EPC

21. September 2026Publications

Why current EPO practice is reshaping the boundaries between examination and claim interpretation Art. 84 EPC is the focus of a recent article by Jan Goering, German and European Patent Attorney and partner at BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT, published in The Patent Lawyer. In his article, “Inventing…

BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT contributes the Germany chapter to the Legal 500 IP Guide

16. September 2026Publications

The 10th edition of the Legal 500 Intellectual Property Comparative Guide has now been published and once again features a contribution from BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT. For the Germany chapter, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partners Dr. Daniel Herrmann and Dr. Michael Rüberg provide an overview of the current…

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IP seminar for life sciences & chemistry on November 3, 2026 in Heidelberg

15. September 2026Events

Our IP seminar for life sciences and chemistry will take place at the ATLANTIC Hotel Heidelberg on November 3, 2026. The seminar will be held in English and will focus on current challenges in protecting innovations, with practical insights for companies in these industries.

Dr. Alexander Thamer and Dr. Martin Schaefer in GRUR 17/2026 on AI-generated image reproductions

10. September 2026Publications

In GRUR 17/2026 (pp. 1234 ff.), Dr. Alexander Thamer and Dr. Martin Schaefer discuss the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court's "Unterwasserfotos" decision (I-20 W 2/26). The article focuses on the question under which circumstances AI-generated reproductions of copyrighted photographs may constitute copyright…

Scales of justice representing the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and current developments in European patent litigation

G 1/25 – More legal certainty or a change to the worse?

8. September 2026IP-Update

In G 1/25, the EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal has ruled on the extent of description adaptation following claim amendments, establishing a “conditional middle position” – with legal and practical risks for the practitioner. Applicants are required to “adapt” the description to the amended…

Dr. Julian Wernicke, Attorney at Law at BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT

Advertising by airlines with SAF – Dr. Julian Wernicke in GRUR-Prax 15-16/2026, 545 on the Higher Regional Court of Cologne’s decision of 8 July 2026 (Case No. 6 U 68/25)

3. September 2026Publications

The Higher Regional Court of Cologne (OLG Köln) has emphasised the need for transparency in advertising relating to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The decision highlights the high standards applicable to environmental advertising in the run-up to the implementation of the EmpCo Directive. In the…

Dr. Michael Rüberg, attorney at law at BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT in Munich with a focus on patent litigation, standing in his office.

New FRAND Guidelines of the 7th Civil Chamber of the Munich I Regional Court: More Structure, More Economics, No Safe Harbor

28. August 2026IP-Update

The Munich patent chamber that decides the bulk of German SEP cases has set out, over 67 pages, how it assesses FRAND. Anyone pleading in Munich now knows which figures the chamber expects and which lines of defense it will not accept. Background The 7th Civil Chamber of the Munich I Regional Court,…

Party disposition at the UPC: Settlement, withdrawal and the conditional revocation counterclaim

20. August 2026UPC-Update

Who shapes a UPC case - and who ends it? Increasingly, the answer is: the parties. Court of Appeal, order of 16 July 2026, UPC-CoA-40/2026 — Emboline v AorticLab (on appeal from LD Munich, 13 January 2026, UPC_CFI_628/2024). How UPC proceedings are shaped, and how they end, is largely for the parties…

IP Summer Course 2027

18. August 2026Events

The IP Summer Course 2027 in Munich offers international in-house counsel, patent attorneys and IP professionals practical insights into European IP practice. The English-language program focuses on trade marks, patents, enforcement, IP strategy and international exchange.

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In our firm, more than 90 IP experts, patent attorneys and attorneys at law work in interdisciplinary teams for the success of our clients. They thus receive customized practice-oriented solutions and consulting services from a single source.

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Our clients have trusted us for more than 90 years and we are proud of this tradition. During this time, our firm has continuously developed and grown. We learn and expand our competencies every day – for the benefit of our clients and for a successful future.

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Both in Germany and in Europe, we are among the leading law firms when it comes to filing and enforcing patents and trademarks. Our global network guarantees the highest quality of advice and efficiency.

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