BARDEHLE IP Experts

Since AI-related inventions are more complex than regular CI inventions, more aspects have to be addressed and described in a corresponding invention disclosure report.

What should you bear in mind regarding terminology? Why is a differentiation between the training phase and the trained model important? And which role does training data play?

Listen to our latest episode, in which our patent attorney Patrick Heckeler answers these and more questions.

One of the first decisions of the UPC was rendered by the Local Division of Duesseldorf on June 22, 2023, granting a preliminary injunction to Swiss pedelec manufacturer myStromer. In our latest episode, our attorney-at-law Dr. Michael Kobler will share the key takeaways from this decision: How quickly does the UPC grant PIs? What is the relevance of protective letters?

The development of the UPC is very exciting and still in its early stages. However, certain trends already seem to be robust. So, we have answers to these questions:
How does the international panel of judges work? What should you prepare for the audio recorded oral hearings?
Listen to our latest episode, in which our attorney-at-law Prof. Dr. Tilman Müller-Stoy shares our first-hand experience at the UPC.

The recent decisions G1/22 and G2/22 of the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBoA) of the European Patent Office (EPO) will be a game-changer, particularly in opposition proceedings.

Which consequences will the "rebuttable presumption" of entitlement to priority have? What will change for applicants? What will opponents have to take into account from now on?

In this episode, our Patent Attorneys Georg Anetsberger, Dr. Anetsberger and Dr. Niels Malkomes discuss these and other questions regarding the entitlement to priority under the European Patent Convention.