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22 Mar 2021 | IP-Update

New Referral to the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal on Oral Proceedings by Video Conference

According to a decision by the EPO president on November 10, 2020 (EPO OJ 2020, A121), all oral proceedings before opposition divisions from January 4, 2021 onwards are to be conducted in form of a vi...

19 Mar 2021 | IP-Update

The Enlarged Board of Appeal at the EPO releases decision G 1/19

The Enlarged Board has released its decision G 1/19 dealing withthe patenting of computer-implemented simulations and designs. The Enlarged Board concludes that computer-implemented numerical simulati...

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From now on you can find out the latest news and information from the fields of trademark and patent law as well as other IP topics here - we wish you interesting reading!

4 Mar 2021 | IP-Update

Why Ferrari can keep the "Testarossa" trademark and the ECJ's latest case law on genuine use

Ferraris may well be able to keep its iconic Testarossa for vehicles, according to a ruling by the ECJ, even though it has not sold any vehicles under the mark since 1997. Even a minor use of the mark...

8 Feb 2021 | IP-Update

Sales of second-hand goods may constitute „genuine use“

In its decision in Cases C-720/18 and C-721/18 of October 22, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) further defined the requirements for "genuine use" of a trade mark. In addition to...

7 Dec 2020 | IP-Update

The FCJ decides on identifying reports in the form of a search warrant on the occasion of the G20 summit in Hamburg

On 29 September 2020, the Federal Court of Justice (FCJ) ruled on the admissibility of identifying photojournalism on the occasion of the riots at the meeting of the group of twenty leading industrial...

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