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Holiday Notice June 8, 2023
Please be advised that our offices Dusseldorf, Frankfurt and Munich as well as the German Patent and Trademark Office (GPTO) and the European Patent Office (EPO) will be closed on Thursday, June 08, 2023 (national holiday, Corpus Christi). Kindly send...
Dr. Rudolf Böckenholt comments on the ruling of the Berlin Regional Court on the subsidization of a cultural magazine in GRUR-Prax 11/2023
A cultural magazine published by a sovereign body may not be subsidized without a sufficient basis for authorization (Berlin Regional Court judgment, February 23, 2023, 52 O 64/22). In the issue 11 /June, 7, 2023 of “GRUR-Prax – Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz...
Fabio Adinolfi comments on ECJ judgment T-423/21 on the question of likelihood of confusion between two trade marks registered for fish products in GRUR-Prax
In issue 9/2023 of “GRUR-Prax – Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht, Praxis im Immaterialgüter- und Wettbewerbsrecht” BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT attorney at law Fabio Adinolfi discusses the ECJ judgment T-423/21 of 14.09.2022 on the likelihood of confusion of word/figurative marks. In this...
EPC: Amendments to rules for postal and electronic notification by the EPO
Amendments to Rules 126(2), 127(2) and 131(2) EPC concern the postal and electronical notification by the European Patent Office (EPO), and the calculation of time periods triggered by a notification On 13 October 2022, the Administrative Council adopted changes to...
IP Summer Course June 29 until July 8, 2023, in Munich
We are pleased to announce the event series "IP Summer Course - Obtaining, Enforcing and Evaluating Intellectual Property Rights in Europe" also for the year 2023. From June 29 to July 8, 2023, in-house counsel, patent and trade mark managers as well as IP experts are invited to Munich to learn about important aspects of obtaining, evaluating and licensing intellectual property in Europe as well as basic strategies of patent and trade secret protection in numerous seminars.
The Patent Lawyer Magazine honors BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT with the title “Award Winning Law Firm 2023”
The magazine ranks the firm among the top 10 German patent law firms. “Award Winning Law Firm 2023” is the verdict of the jury of “The Patent Lawyer Magazine” on BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT this year. The trade magazine thus honors...
Dr. Michael Hartig to speak at the Digital Health Conference in Riyadh on May 17, 2023
“Innovation Protection in Healthcare: Patenting and More” is the title of Dr. Michael Hartig’s presentation on May 17, 2023, at the Digital Health Conference in Saudi Arabia. The scope and provisions of patents, copyrights and other protection mechanisms, aspects and...
The Legal 500 – EMEA 2023 honors BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT as Top Tier Law Firm
Tier 1 ranking in the legal field “Patent Prosecution” as well as awards in three other categories Shortly after the recognition on a national level, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT is also rated outstanding in the current edition of the international ranking...
“Digital patents are worth their weight in gold” – article by Dr. Felix Hermann and Dr. Daniel Herrmann in the magazine “Der Mittelstand”
In the age of IoT (Internet of Things), AI (Artificial Intelligence) and Industry 4.0, even medium-sized companies cannot avoid corresponding digital innovations. The protection of these innovations should not be neglected, is the advice of BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partners and...