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Challenges for the biopharmaceutical sector posed by US policy – article by Dr. Ute Kilger in European Biotechnology
Article by Dr. Ute Kilger on the pressure exerted by the US government on the biopharmaceutical industry and the consequences. In the fall 2025 issue of European Biotechnology, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner and patent attorney Dr. Ute Kilger explains the...
In GRUR Prax 19/2025, Dr. Böckenholt discusses two recent decisions on the concept of competitors in competition law
Definition of the concept of competitors. Contexts that lead to diverging interpretations of the concept of competitors. Detailed practical advice. In his article „Mitbewerber durch funktionale Substitution: echte Divergenzen zwischen EuGH und BGH oder Einzelfälle“ (‘Competitors through functional substitution: genuine...
Interview with Dr. Matthias Hofmann and Dr. Jakob Valvoda in the Handelsblatt Supplement Rechtsguide 2025
In the newly published Smart Rechtsguide 2025, a supplement to the Handelsblatt dated 25 September 2025, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partners and patent attorneys Dr. Matthias Hofmann and Dr. Jakob Valvoda discuss the growing relevance of artificial intelligence (AI) in the field of intellectual property law.
Dr. Daniel Herrmann and Dr. Michael Rüberg analyze Germany’s IP framework in The Legal 500: IP Comparative Guide
Legal Landscapes: Germany – Intellectual Property In the latest country report “Legal Landscapes: Germany – Intellectual Property,” published as part of the renowned Comparative Guides by The Legal 500, patent attorney Dr. Daniel Herrmann and attorney at law Dr. Michael...
Patents and trade secrets as complementary protection mechanisms – article by Prof. Dr. Goddar and M. Müller as co-authors in Les Nouvelles 09/2025
Protecting innovations through patents and trade secrets, international perspectives, generative AI as a challenge, and “trusted depository” as an innovative solution In Volume VIII, No. 3, September 2025, of les Nouvelles, the magazine of the Licensing Executives Society International (LESI),...
Dr. Florian Schwab in WTR Daily on case T-76/24 – no likelihood of confusion between PRESIDENT marks
In the online magazine “World Trademark Review Daily”, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner and attorney at law Dr. Florian Schwab sheds light on the decision of the General Court of the European Union (T-76/24) in the case Benschop v. EUIPO of...
Presentation of the Chinese Open Licence System by Zichen Jia, Prof. Dr. Goddar and Melanie Müller in Les Novelles, June 2025
In the June 2025 issue of the Journal of the Licencing Executives Society International, the authors Zichen Jia (attorney at law in China, TU Dresden) and BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT attorneys Prof. Dr. Heinz Goddar (patent attorney) and Melanie Müller (attorney...
Dr. Julian Wernicke with article on the legal protection of non-conventional trade mark forms in markenartikel issue 5/2025
In the magazine for brand management “markenartikel”, attorney at law Dr. Julian Wernicke explains the significance and protection of non-conventional trade mark forms such as sound, smell, haptics & taste, 3D shapes or colors. Trade marks are generally understood to...
Contribution by Prof. Dr. Heinz Goddar and attorney at law Melanie Müller in commemorative publication for the 125th anniversary of the patent attorney profession
In the commemorative publication for the 125th anniversary of the patent attorney profession, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner and patent attorney Prof. Dr. Heinz Goddar, together with attorney at law Melanie Müller, contributed an article on the topic of complementary protection...
Dr. Alexander Thamer and Dr. Julian Wernicke on moral rights in election campaign events
“No concert of wishes in election campaigns: moral rights in a political context” – essay by Dr. Alexander Thamer and Dr. Julian Wernicke in issue 4/2025 of ZUM In the 04/2025 issue of the “Zeitschrift für Urheber- und Medienrecht” (Journal...
