Knowledge & Events
Serving Court Documents in China: Lessons from a UPC Case in Milan
Serving court documents on Chinese defendants remains a challenge in UPC litigation. A recent decision by the Milan Local Division of the EPO points to possible solutions. Background: A Cross-Border Service Challenge In December 2025, the Milan Local Division of...
No likelihood of confusion with descriptive root element CRAFT – Article by Dr. Eckhard Ratjen in GRUR-Prax 1/2026
According to a decision by the German Federal Patent Court (BPatG), there is no likelihood of confusion between the signs TECH-CRAFT and TOOLCRAFT, even though the goods are identical. In his article in GRUR-Prax 1/2026, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner and...
BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT appoints four new partners
Munich, 19 January 2026 – IP law firm BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT is starting 2026 by expanding its partnership with four patent attorney experts. With immediate effect, Dr. Hanno Flentje and Dr. Michael Lohse at the Munich site, Jan Göring in...
IP seminars in India – February 3 to 6, 2026, in three major cities
BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT IP Seminars in India February 3 to 6 in Delhi, Pune, and Mumbai Once again, this year the BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partners Silke Freund, Dr. Markus Engelhard, Dr. Carl-Richard Haarmann and Dr. Daniel Herrmann are going on a roadshow in...
Prof. Dr. Goddar added to the list of mediators and members of the PMAC arbitration tribunal
From January 1, 2026, Prof. Dr. Heinz Goddar will act as a neutral person for the PMAC, serving as a mediator, a member of the arbitration tribunal and a sole and emergency arbitrator. The new year 2026 will see the...
“Intellectual property rights have a significant impact on business” – Interview with Dr. Daniel Herrmann in the WiWo supplement 12/2025
In a supplement to the December 2025 issue of WirtschaftsWoche, Dr. Herrmann explains how small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can protect their rights and generate growth with the help of an IP strategy. The protection of intellectual property is particularly...
Patentability of AI generated inventions – article by Oliver Tarvenkorn in the IHK Magazine Lippe Nov/Dec 2025
Useful guidance for patent applications involving AI‑related innovations Artificial intelligence is the megatrend of our time and is now widely used in all areas of life. Inventions, too, are increasingly generated with the support of AI. But are innovations that...
Dr. Julian Wernicke, in GRUR Prax 23/2025, discusses statements that violate personal rights in client relationships.
To what extent are statements that violate personal rights actionable in a client relationship? In a ruling, the Higher Regional Court of Dresden provided important clarifications regarding the assertion of possible injunctive relief claims. The extent to which such statements...
CJEU specifies protection for works of applied art
On 4 December 2025, the CJEU delivered its ruling on how furniture and other objects of applied art should be examined to establish their eligibility for copyright protection as ‘works’ of applied art, in joined cases C-580/23 and C-795/23. Background...