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Christoph Angerhausen, Dr. Daniel Herrmann and Dr. Michael Rüberg with article in Chambers Litigation Guide 2024

Germany – Law and Practice A comprehensive guide to intellectual property law, Chambers’ annual Global Practice Guide: Patent Litigation 2024 covers 24 jurisdictions. The content focuses on the latest developments in the legal framework and practical implementation that have occurred...

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Fabio Adinolfi in GRUR-Prax 04/2024 on the deter­mination of object value for unsolicited adverti­sing emails

Most e-mail users are probably annoyed by unsolicited advertising e-mails, but very few take action against them. Not so a plaintiff who took legal action against 5 senders of unsolicited online advertising addressed to him in the first step before...

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

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...

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General Court confirms the validity of a Lego figure as 3D trade mark: Dr. Florian Schwab analyzes the court’s decision in WTR

In his legal update in the online magazine World Trademark Review (WTR) of January 8, 2024, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT attorney and partner Dr. Florian Schwab discusses the decision of the General Court in case T-297/22, in which the court upholds...

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“Title over title” – Fabio Adinolfi in GRUR-Prax 22/2023 on dealing with the variety of titles

In the last decades titles were mostly reserved for books, movies or plays, but nowadays there is a flood of titles for works and products. After all, every podcast, every playlist or even just a piece of furniture with a...

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“Phonetic similarity of trade marks sub­ordi­nated in case of purchase on sight” – Dr. Rudolf Böcken­holt on the decision of the EU Trade Mark Office in GRUR-Prax 20/2023

In the current issue 20/2023 of “GRUR-Prax – Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht / Praxis Immaterialgüter- und Wettbewerbsrecht” (GRUR-Prax – Intellectual Property and Copyright Law / Practice Intellectual Property and Competition Law), BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner and attorney-at-law Dr. Rudolf Böckenholt...

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Dr. Florian Schwab in WTR Daily on the EUIPO’s refusal to register the Porsche sound mark

Porsche applied to register an electronic sound sequence simulating the rapid acceleration of an engine. EUIPO refused the application, finding that the sound mark was devoid of distinctive character. In its article “EUIPO refuses to register Porsche’s sound mark” on...

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“The new european patent landscape: what companies should know” – article by Dr. Rüberg, Dr. Kretschmann and Dr. Hofmann in The Patent Lawyer

"The new european patent landscape: what companies should know" - Dr. Michael Rüberg, Dr. Dennis Kretschmann and Dr. Matthias Hofmann explain in The Patent Lawyer Magazine, Sept/Oct 2023 issue, the successful launch of the European Unified Patent Court and strategic considerations for enforcing patents across the continent.

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Jan Göring on the importance of IP protection in the electromobility sector, ATZ – Automobiltechnische Zeitschrift 09/2023

For a long time, Germany was far ahead of the international competition when it came to patent applications for combustion engines and the like. However, when it comes to patent applications in the environment of booming electromobility, China has taken...

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Dr. Julian Wernicke comments decision of the OLG Düsseldorf on the use of the sign “Ei, Ei, Ei, Ei, Ei” for egg liqueur as a trade mark in GRUR-RR

In the issue 8-9/2023 of “GRUR-RR – Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht, Rechtsprechungs-Report”, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT lawyer Dr. Julian Wernicke discusses the judgement of the OLG Düsseldorf of 27.04.2023 (case: 20 U 41/22) on the distinction between the use of a...

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