Analysis by Dr. Florian Schwab on the EUIPO’s refusal to register Porsche’s sound mark is the most read legal update in 2023 on WTR Daily

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The article “EUIPO refuses to register Porsche’s sound mark” by BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner and lawyer Dr. Florian Schwab was named the most popular “Legal Update” of the renowned IP portal in 2023 by WTR Daily. The online portal posts daily articles on relevant decisions in trademark law from the most important countries worldwide.

In the online article published on September 7, 2023, Dr. Schwab analyzes the rejection by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of the EU trademark application filed by car manufacturer Porsche for a sound mark in the form of an electronic sound sequence. In its decision, the EUIPO found that the artificial reproduction of an accelerating engine for the claimed motor vehicles and digital services had no distinctive character. Rather, the sound would be perceived as typical for these claimed goods and services and would not constitute “striking or memorable elements”.

Dr. Florian Schwab’s article is available in full to registered users of WTR Daily here.

Trade Secrets Throughout the World 2023/2024 – first edition published with Prof. Goddar and Melanie Müller as editors

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At the end of December 2023, the first edition of “Trade Secrets Throughout the World” (TSTW) 2023/2024 was published under the editorship of BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner and patent attorney Prof. Dr. Heinz Goddar and Melanie Müller, attorney at law at BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT.

In January 2023, Prof. Goddar and Melanie Müller succeeded the late Melvin F. Jager, Past-President LESI, who had been the editor of the standard work for many years. TSTW 2023/2024 is published by Thomson Reuters and is available under ISBN 978-1-731-95271-4 both in hardback and as an e-book.

BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT Bremen in new premises from December 15, 2023

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Relocation to new building at Hildegard-von-Bingen-Straße 5 in the immediate vicinity of the University of Bremen

Even the most charming building can become too small for an ambitious team. This is what happened in the Art Deco villa built at the beginning of the 20th century at the founding location of BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT Bremen at Hollerallee 32.

Alternative premises were sought and found to accommodate a larger space requirement. From December 15, 2023, you will find us in a newly constructed building at Hildegard-von-Bingen-Straße 5 in 28359 Bremen.

Our new location has parking spaces but is also ideally connected to local transport due to its proximity to the University of Bremen. Streetcar line no. 6 and bus lines 24, 21, 22, 28, 31, 630 and 370 stop at “Universität Süd” or “Lise-Meitner-Straße”.

We look forward to welcoming you to our new premises soon!

BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT publishes DNK sustainability report for the year 2022

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The law firm is publishing its sustainability strategy for the first time as part of the German Sustainability Code for the 2022 reporting year.

Sustainable management is also possible in a law firm, as BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT shows with the recently published DNK declaration (Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitskodex, DNK) for 2022.

The criteria that the German Sustainability Code requires for these corporate reports do not just relate to environmental protection and resource conservation. Employee rights, diversity, equal opportunities, commitment and responsibility for the community as well as innovation management and conduct that complies with the law and guidelines are further key categories on which the law firm also had to comment.

However, the work is not done with the publication of the declaration. After all, a successful sustainability strategy requires ambitious goals, which BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT has also set itself for the coming years. This means collecting and analyzing data for each business year, defining further projects and developing new effective measures for all sustainability criteria.

There is therefore still a lot to do for the firm’s sustainability team. But they will keep at it – for more corporate responsibility and a future worth living!

About the DNK

The German Sustainability Code (Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitskodex, DNK) is a project of the German Council for Sustainable Development (Rates für Nachhaltige Entwicklung, RNE), an advisory body with a mandate from the German government and is funded by the Federal Chancellery.
The Sustainability Code not only supports companies in the preparation of sustainability reports, but also participates in political debates, is constantly evolving in exchange with relevant stakeholder groups and has become one of the best-known transparency standards in Germany over the years. Today, more than 1,000 user companies report on their sustainability performance in accordance with the DNK standard.

F. A. Z. Institute lists BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT among the 75 best employers for attorneys in Germany

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Around 17,800 attorneys were invited to take part in the survey. Almost 4,000 lawyers from more than 2,400 law firms gave their assessment.

In the summer of this year, the F. A. Z. Institute, in collaboration with Statista, asked around 17,800 attorneys about their satisfaction with their employer and whether they would recommend it to others. In addition, the online reputation of the law firms as employers on the Internet was also taken into account in the evaluation.

The result of the survey is a ranking of 75 law firms with the best score of more than 2,400 participating law firms.

Dr. Sabine Zips and Dr. José Maria Pfizer report on the profession of patent attorney in webinar on November 16, 2023

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HiddenChamps Webinar – Careers beyond Academia #LifeSciences on November 16, 2023, 4:15 pm

During the webinar, patent attorney Dr. José Maria Pfizer and Dr. Sabine Zips, patent engineer at BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT, will provide insights into their chosen profession with a focus on the life sciences sector.

Following a brief introduction, participants in the webinar, which is aimed at postdocs and doctoral students, will have the opportunity to ask questions about the careers of the two bio-scientists.

The event is organized by the German Scholar Organization, together with btS – Life Sciences Studierendeninitiative e.V.

Register quickly via eventbrite and look forward to exciting insights.

Dr. Daniel Herrmann and Dr. Martin Erba­cher will be spea­king on the topic of patents on Novem­ber 15, 2023 in Singa­pore

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 “Thinking Ahead for the European Market” is the title of the event, which will be held at the German Centre for Industry and Trade Singapore.

The event is aimed at local start-ups and SMEs and will provide the audience with valuable information on how to successfully enter the European market. It is organized by the German Center Singapore as well as The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) Germany and Start2 Group (formerly German Entrepreneurship).

During the event, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partners and patent experts Dr. Daniel Herrmann and Dr. Martin Erbacher will speak on the topic: Patents – A strategic tool for market players: Discover how intellectual property can protect and advance your business as you expand into new markets.

Following the total four presentations, attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions during a panel discussion.

Further information on the overall program and the opportunity to register can be found here.

IPLAC discussion forum on November 8 with BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Dr. Mario Araujo

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“Hot off the Press! News from the EPO” is the title of the online discussion of the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC), which starts at 5 pm CET.

Together with IPLAC representatives and the Head of the Patent Law Policy and Harmonization Department of the European Patent Office (EPO/EPO), Stefan Luginbühl, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT patent attorney and partner Dr. Mario Araujo will discuss the latest developments around the Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court, which started its work on 1 June 2023, as well as other important news from the EPO.

In addition, highlights of the U.S. Bar – EPO Liaison Council discussions on October 13, 2023, with a focus on developments relevant to U.S. attorneys, will be covered.

Interested parties can find out more about the event on the IPLAC website.

Great success of the copyright conference on collective rights management on this side and on the other side of the Atlantic

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“A start has been made for a constructive exchange,” said BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner and proven copyright expert Dr. Martin Schaefer, who is a member of both the board of ALAI Germany and the three-member board of the International Chapter of the Copyright Society and played a key role in designing the conference.
He also led through the event and moderated the first panel.

Dr. Martin Schaefer further commented on the results of the conference: “All participants not only learned a lot about the similarities and differences, for example how the topic is dealt with in the fields of music, text and visual arts, but the people involved were also able to get to know each other. This will allow them, not least by means of the contacts now established, to solve problems that have arisen in the various fields.”

The high-profile international conference, which took place in Berlin on October 15 and 16, was organized by Humboldt University Berlin in cooperation with the copyright association ALAI Germany and the U.S. Copyright Society.

The event was devoted to the centrally important issue for transatlantic copyright rights transactions of how cross-border licensing of large catalogs of copyrighted subject matter, especially online, is affected by the differences in rights management between Europe and the United States and how the difficulties created by these differences might be overcome. Following the great success of this Berlin conference, it is apparent that there will be follow-up events of a similar nature in the future.

BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT is a new partner of the Startup-Ökosystem Darmstadt

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BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner and patent attorney Dr. Daniel Herrmann receives the good news from Prof. Dr. Klaus-Michael Ahrend.

Darmstadt, with its university and its technical university as well as numerous initiatives by the city and state of Hesse, is a very interesting location for start-ups. Measured by the number of inhabitants, the university city leads the ranking of Hessian start-up cities and ranks fourth nationwide.

BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT has been supporting the start-up scene in the Rhine-Main region, particularly in Darmstadt, for some time now, especially in the person of Dr. Daniel Herrmann (Frankfurt office), and offers separate advice as well as free seminars and lectures specifically for founders.

As part of his most recent impulse lecture at the HUB31 Technology and Start-up Centre Darmstadt on 21.09.2023, Dr. Herrmann was now informed by Prof. Dr. Klaus-Michael Ahrend of the appointment of the law firm as an official partner of the “Start-up Ökosystem Darmstadt” (Start-up Ecosystem Darmstadt) in recognition of BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT’s commitment to local start-ups.
Prof. Dr. Ahrend is a member of the board of HEAG Holding AG (investment management of the Science City of Darmstadt), managing director of the Technology and Start-up Centre HUB31 as well as a lecturer and honorary professor at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences.

You can find out more about the Technology and Start-up Centre on the HUB31 website.

From left to right:
Dr. Daniel Herrmann (BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT Frankfurt) and Prof. Dr. Klaus-Michael Ahrend (HEAG Holding AG) with poster of the Startup-Ökosystem Darmstadt

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