Dr. Dennis Kretschmann on the European unitary patent and the reform of the German patent law in the magazine “The Patent Lawyer” and on the website of the “4iP Council”

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After decades of effort, the European unitary patent seems to be on the home straight. The purpose of the project, which was already envisaged in the 1970s, is to be able to enforce patents before a Unified Patent Court (UPC) with effect for all participating EU member states. After significant delays due to Brexit and constitutional complaints filed against the German ratification, the preparations have recently resumed, and the unitary patent system is currently expect to swing into action in late 2022 or early 2023. In parallel, Germany is currently revising its national patent litigation system and provides for a proportionality test for injunctive relief and an improved interplay between the infringement proceedings and the nullity proceedings.

BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner and patent attorney Dr. Dennis Kretschmann devotes his detailed article “Recent German Court Decisions and Legislation shape the future of Patent Litigation” to these two trend-setting topics in the current issue of the professional journal “The Patent Lawyer” as well as on the website of the European Research Council “4iP Council”.

The article is published in English on page 71 of the September / October 2021 issue of the journal The Patent Lawyer and is available as a PDF here. Visitors to the 4iP Council website can download the article here.

Panel discussion by Asia Berlin and TiE Germany on Dec 2nd, 2021 with Dr. Daniel Herrmann

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Under the title “Go To Market Strategy for Germany: An Indian Perspective”, AsiaBerlin and the Internationale Bildungswerk TiE Germany (international education network TiE Germany) are organising an online event on the topics of intellectual property, law, distribution and taxation in Germany on December 2nd, 2021 from 10:00 am CET. The target group is Indian companies planning to enter the German market.

BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner and patent attorney Dr. Daniel Herrmann has been invited to participate in the discussion alongside other well-known participants. Two Indian companies who have successfully entered the German market will report on their challenges.

Interested parties are requested to register here.

BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT Tademark Seminar on 24.11.2021 in Berlin

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After we had to switch to a purely virtual seminar series last year, we are very pleased to finally be able to welcome you in person again this coming autumn to our trademark seminar on 24.11.2021 from 14.00 to 17.30 in Berlin.

Be curious about the following topics and speakers:

The venue will be the 25hours Hotel Bikini Berlin, Budapester Straße 40, 10787 Berlin. Please bring some time with you after the presentations, as we would like to invite you to a lively exchange over a glass of wine and a snack.

All information as well as further event dates are available for download here. The seminar will be held in German.
Please note that written registration is required for your participation. You can find the registration form here.

Note on COVID-19: Please be assured that we will comply with the Corona rules in force at the venue at the time and will inform you accordingly.

BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT Trademark Seminar on 17.11.2021

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After we had to switch to a purely virtual seminar series last year, we are very pleased to finally be able to welcome you in person again this coming autumn to our trademark seminar on 17.11.2021 from 14.00 to 17.30 in Frankfurt.

Be curious about the following topics and speakers:

  • Dr. Rudolf Böckenholt, Dr. Eckhard Ratjen: “The well-known brand – How do I create and maintain it?”
  • Dr. Martin Wirtz: “The latest in trademark law”.
  • Dr. Björn Bahlmann, Dr. Sebastian Engels: ” IP clauses in (service provider) contracts – pitfalls and stumbling blocks”.
  • Silke Freund: “Alles Bingo – First Choice Union Trademark? Differences in the enforcement of German and EU trademarks – a case study”.

The venue will be the Hilton Frankfurt, Hochstraße 4, 60313 Frankfurt. Please bring some time with you after the presentations, as we would like to invite you to a lively exchange over a glass of wine and a snack.

All information as well as further event dates are available for download here. The seminar will be held in German.
Please note that written registration is required for your participation. You can find the registration form here.

Note on COVID-19: Please be assured that we will comply with the Corona rules in force at the venue at the time and will inform you accordingly.

Three awards for BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT in WirtschaftsWoche’s 2021 ranking

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For the first time, the trade magazine WirtschaftsWoche has awarded BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT the title of “TOP Law Firm 2021” for patent law and copyright law for two areas of law. In issue 45 of 5.11.2021, the magazine also recommends Dr. Martin Schaefer as “TOP Lawyer 2021” in the area of copyright law and the entire BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT team in the category patent law.

According to the magazine, the listing is based on a survey by the Handelsblatt Research Institute. More than 1500 lawyers in 200 law firms were asked about their most renowned colleagues for patent and copyright law. According to the jury’s assessment, 23 law firms with 37 lawyers prevailed for patent law and 25 law firms with 19 lawyers prevailed for patent attorneys. For copyright law, 19 law firms and 19 lawyers prevailed.

BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT Trademark Seminar on 10.11.2021 in Dusseldorf

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After we had to switch to a purely virtual seminar series last year, we are very pleased to finally be able to welcome you in person again this coming autumn to our trademark seminar on 10.11.2021 from 14.00 to 17.30 in Dusseldorf.

Be curious about the following topics and speakers:

  • Dr. Rudolf Böckenholt, Dr. Eckhard Ratjen: “The well-known brand – How do I create and maintain it?”
  • Dr. Martin Wirtz: “The latest in trademark law”.
  • Dr. Björn Bahlmann, Dr. Sebastian Engels: ” IP clauses in (service provider) contracts – pitfalls and stumbling blocks”.
  • Silke Freund: “Alles Bingo – First Choice Union Trademark? Differences in the enforcement of German and EU trademarks – a case study”.

The venue will be the Industrie-Club Dusseldorf, Elberfelder Straße 6, 40213 Düsseldorf. Please bring some time with you after the presentations, as we would like to invite you to a lively exchange over a glass of wine and a snack.

All information as well as further event dates are available for download here. The seminar will be held in German.

Please note that written registration is required for your participation. You can find the registration form here.

Note on COVID-19: Please be assured that we will comply with the Corona rules in force at the venue at the time and will inform you accordingly.

“Patents in Engine Development” – Contribution by Dr. Giulio Schober at the 3rd Freiberg Colloquium on “Electric Drive Technology”

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What industrial property rights are there? How do you apply for a patent and what protection does it provide? BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT patent engineer Dr. Giulio Schober answers these questions in his contribution “Patents in Engine Development” to the 3rd Freiberg Colloquium “Electric Drive Technology”. 

The article begins with a brief overview of the patent as a technical property right and its differentiation from other industrial property rights such as utility models, trademarks and designs. It further outlines some strategies for filing and utilizing patents, especially for start-ups. Finally, the basic structure of a patent application is explained on the basis of the historically important patent “Anker für Wechselstrommotoren” (armature for alternating current motors), which deals with the three-phase asynchronous motor with squirrel-cage rotor. 

Dr. Schober’s article was published in the conference proceedings of the 3rd Freiberg Colloquium on “Electric Drive Technology” at the Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg and is available online in German here.

JUVE Handbook of Commercial Law Firms 2021/22: BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT among the best again

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In the newly published “JUVE Handbuch Wirtschaftskanzleien” (JUVE Handbook of Commercial Law Firms), BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT is once again honoured in the legal fields of „Marken- und Designrecht“ (Trademark and Design Law), „Wettbewerbsrecht“ (Competition Law), “Patentrecht” (Patent Law) and for the first time again in the category „Medien: Vertrags- und Urheberrecht“ (Media: Contract and Copyright Law).

According to the JUVE jury, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT, as a large mixed law firm, has a traditional strength in formal trademark law and looks after large portfolios in this area. And further: BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT is known in the market for its excellent contacts to international IP law firms, and at the same time the firm is continually developing relationships with German companies.
JUVE sees a particular advantage of BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT in the well-coordinated team of trade mark, design and competition attorneys and patent attorneys. This strength is even more apparent after the personnel changes of the previous year.

Dr. Volker Schmitz-Fohrmann, Dr. Martin Wirtz, Dr. Rudolf Böckenholt (“competent trade mark lawyer”, “assertive, also in negotiations, pleasant to deal with”) and Dr. Carl-Richard Haarmann, Dr. Eckhard Ratjen (“a magician who always finds a way in strategic trade mark management”) and Peter Gross (“committed trade mark lawyer with a feel for the case”, “can argue to the knife, but is personally very pleasant“) are individually highlighted for the area of trade mark and design law.

In the category “Media: Contract and Copyright Law”, the JUVE jury praises BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT’s in-depth knowledge of copyright law, which the firm has closely linked with its trademark and IP practice for many years. In particular, the renowned Dr. Martin Schaefer is available for copyright advice. He shows his skill in political and strategic issues. Public broadcasters and music publishers have also relied on this for many years, regularly also in contentious cases. According to the JUVE jury, several large, also international music labels rely on the team in Berlin in music litigation on the access provider’s “Stoererhaftung” (Breach of Duty of Care).

In the previously published ranking of “JUVE Patent Germany 2021”, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT is described as one of Germany’s market leaders for patent filing and is recommended for the areas of “Patent Filing”, “Litigation: Patent Attorneys” and “Litigation: Lawyers”.
The IP firm enjoys the trust of clients in a wide array of technical fields, increasingly also from Chinese companies, JUVE praises. Large companies rely on the team’s IT expertise and its deep roots in the pharma and biotech sector.

The JUVE Manual Corporate Law Firms is geared towards decision-makers in companies, corporate lawyers and attorneys. The ratings are based on research of the editors, ratings submitted through questionnaires for individual legal fields, interviews with rivals, clients as well as the editing staff’s own knowledge of the sector.

JUVE Patent Germany 2021 once again ranks BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT among the market leaders for patent applications in Germany

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BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT is one of Germany’s market leaders for patent filing, summarises the jury of JUVE Patent in the current ranking and gives its recommendation to the IP law firm for the areas “Patent Filing”, “Litigation: Patent Attorneys” as well as “Litigation: Lawyers”.

According to JUVE Patent, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT enjoys the trust of clients in a wide array of technical sectors, increasingly also from Chinese companies. Large companies rely on the team’s IT expertise and its deep roots in the pharma and biotech sector.

According to the jury, the firm’s strengths lie primarily in patent prosecution with renowned technical specialties in electronics, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and biotech as well as in litigation related to pharmaceuticals.
A large number of medium-sized companies apply to BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT for patents in the field of mechanical engineering, and the firm therefore conducts numerous proceedings involving a broad spectrum of technologies.
With regard to the Unified Patent Court (UPC), BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT is well positioned with a mixed team in Munich and an office in Paris, JUVE Patent states.

Special mention is made of the patent attorneys Prof. Dr. Heinz Goddar, Dr. Jan B. Krauß, Christian W. Appelt, Dr. Thomas L. Bittner and Dr. Markus Engelhard.

About JUVE Patent
Since 2018, the online magazine JUVE Patent has reported daily on the European patent market, from litigation and law firm news to in-depth reports, rankings and market analysis. The JUVE publishing house, based in Cologne, Germany, says it has been providing high-quality journalistic analysis on a variety of industries within the legal and tax fields for twenty years.

 

Kanzleimonitor 2021/2022: BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT among the best commercial law firms in Germany in four categories

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In the current “Kanzleimonitor”, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT is listed among the best law firms for Intellectual Property Law, Media Law, Patent Law and Contract Law.

In the area of Intellectual Property Law, the firm is ranked fourth behind CMS Germany, Bird & Bird and Hogan Lovells. Dr. Carl-Richard Haarmann, Malte Nentwig and Dr. Martin Schaefer are particularly highlighted as “Leading Lawyers” for this legal field.
In the categories of Media Law and Patent Law, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT is listed among the top ten leading law firms in Germany.

The Deutsche Institut für Rechtsabteilungen und Unternehmensjuristen GmbH (German Institute for Legal Departments and Corporate Counsel GmbH) publishes the best law firms as well as leading lawyers in Germany in the study “kanzleimonitor.de” every year. The target group of the publication are in-house counsels, on whose assessments the ranking is based. For the current ranking, legal departments from 860 companies took part in the study and gave a total of 7,626 recommendations for German law firms.