Dr. Oliver Tarvenkorn, Patent Attorney at BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT

Article by Oliver Tarvenkorn in Markt & Wirtschaft Westfalen on the sensible combination of patenting and secrecy

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BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT patent attorney Oliver Tarvenkorn uses two practical examples in his article “Patenting and secrecy: (not) a contradiction?” to illustrate that patenting and secrecy protection are part of a successful innovation strategy.

How can innovations be protected? By applying for a patent or is it sufficient to effectively protect inventions from access by your own employees or external parties?

BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT patent attorney Oliver Tarvenkorn answers the latter question with a clear “no” and uses two practical examples to demonstrate how secrecy protection and patenting not only complement each other as part of a good innovation strategy, but must be mutually dependent.

Oliver Tarvenkorn’s article was published on March 8, 2024 in the trade magazine Markt & Wirtschaft Westfalen and is available online in German here.

Dr. Mario Araujo, Patentanwalt bei BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT

Dr. Mario Araujo speaks at an AIPPI seminar on intellectual property issues in Warsaw on 18 April 2024

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Lecture on the topic of “Indirect infringement of IP rights in cross-border situations”

On April 18 and 19, 2024, the Polish, German and French groups of AIPPI are once again organizing a seminar on intellectual property issues.

BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner and patent attorney Dr. Mario Araujo will also be giving a presentation as part of the panel ” Indirect Infringement of IP rights in cross-border situations”.

Other key topics of the event will include preliminary measures in IP matters before the UPC and national court practices, landmark EPO Boards of Appeal decisions and their impact on the national office practices, the new bestseller clause in copyright law and the protection of intellectual property in Ukraine in times of war.

The AIPPI seminar will take place on April 18 and 19, 2024 in Warsaw, Pałac Staszica w Warszawie, Nowy Świat 72.

The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property, or AIPPI for short, aims to improve and promote the protection of intellectual property. Founded in 1897, the non-profit organization is aimed at IP professionals, academics and IP rights holders and has 23 active standing committees.

More information about AIPPI and the complete seminar program can be found here.

Dr. Michael Rüberg, Attorney at Law at BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT

Article by Dr. Michael Rüberg on the principle of territorial jurisdiction in European patent law in the magazine of the Japanese Patent Attorneys Association

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In view of the ongoing globalization of the political and economic order, the territoriality of European patent law is increasingly being called into question. Consequently, efforts are being made to successively extend the scope of protection of patents. The European unitary patent system is a prominent example of this.

BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner and attorney at law Dr. Michael Rüberg addresses these issues as well as the latest trends and topics in European and German patent law in his article “The principle of territorial jurisdiction in European patent law and its effects on the enforcement of patents” for the monthly magazine of the Japanese Patent Attorney Association.

He discusses the principle of territorial jurisdiction in European patent law, highlights the effects on the enforcement of “traditional” patents and explains exemplary infringement proceedings that go beyond the limits of territorial jurisdiction.

The article concludes with comments on the enforcement of patents in the new European unitary patent system.

The publication by D. Michael Rüberg was released in the December issue of the magazine of the Japan Patent Attorneys Association JPAA and is available here as a PDF in Japanese.