Dr Schwab in WTR Daily on the decision in the “Deutsche Rockwool Mineralwoll GmbH ./. OHIM” case.

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In the online magazine World Trademark Review Daily from 22/07/2015, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner and trademark law expert Dr Florian Schwab reports on the recent decision of the European Court of Justice (T-436/12 Deutsche Rockwool Mineralwoll GmbH ./. OHIM) from 08 July 2015. The decision relates to the risk of confusion between the community trademark registration ROCK&ROCK and the older German trademark MASTERROCK; FLEXIROCK for identical goods in the field of construction materials. The focus of the decision is the distinctiveness of the common element ROCK as well as the question of similarity of the word elements. Those subscribing to WTR Daily can see the entire article here.

BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT: “Advanced Patent Law Seminar 2015” in Munich on 15 July 2015.

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On 15 July 2015, the Munich office of BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT will hold a “Advanced Patent Law Seminar” hosted by partner and patent lawyer Nils T. F. Schmid. The seminar is aimed at medium-sized companies with prior knowledge in this field. The patent lawyers Nils T.F. Schmid, Dr. Stefan Schohe, Eva Liesegang, Dr. Steffen Schmidt and Dr. Markus Engelhard will cover various aspects of patent law. The topics covered stretch from “Patent strategy: Opportunities and Risks” to “Enforcement of Patent Rights: Patent Infringement” as well as “Invalidity/Opposition” and “Licence Law”. The seminar begins at 3 p.m. and ends at 6 p.m. with subsequent get-together. The event will be held at BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT’s Munich office, Pettenkoferstrasse 22, 80336 Munich Participation is free of charge.

Dr M Schaefer explains “IP & the Creative Industries” at the Munich Intellectual Property Center.

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The Munich IP Summer Program organised by MIPLC Munich Intellectual Property Center (MIPLC), aimed at law students, will take place this year too. BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner and solicitor Dr. Martin Schaefer will give a lecture here on 13 July 2015 on “IP & the Creative Industries”. (Module 33 Course 371-0 from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.).

“Announcements by German patent lawyers” with contribution from Dr J. B. Krauss on “Broccoli II” and “Tomato II”

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BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Dr Jan B. Krauss has contributed an article entitled “Current news from Biotechnology – On the decisions “Broccoli II” (G2/13) and “Tomato II” (G2/12) of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office” in the June edition of the specialist magazine “Mitteilungen der deutschen Patentanwälte” (Announcements by German patent lawyers (MdP). In the article, he analyses the decisions of the EPO with regards to the patentability of claims relating to plants when these plants are essentially created by technical biological procedures. Krauss, a patent lawyer and life sciences specialist, explains in how far “these decisions stand in contradiction to the patent exclusions applicable in a number of European Patent Convention member states, e.g. Germany and Netherlands”. This is available here for subscribers or for individual purchase.