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💡With the Unified Patent Court opening its doors on June 1 and the expected leverage of UPC injunctions, it is high time to ponder efficient defense strategies.
❓Which approach is the UPC expected to take regarding ex-parte preliminary injunctions?
❓What is an "opt-out torpedo" and how to deal with it?
❓Which role will declaratory judgment actions play?
In this episode, our attorneys-at-law Prof. Dr. Tilman Müller-Stoy and Dr. Tobias Wuttke will give you an overview and specific tips.

Recent developments of the World Wide Web have created the futuristic vision of the metaverse.

What exactly is the metaverse? Which impact does it have on claim drafting? And what might litigation regarding infringements in the metaverse look like?

In this episode of our podcast, our patent attorney Tobias Kaufmann and our attorney-at-law Nadine Westermeyer answer these and other questions regarding the metaverse and IP.

The sunrise period of the #UnifiedPatentCourt has started, so it is high time to get familiar with all aspects of the new system.
❓How patentee friendly will the UPC be in terms of injunctive relief?
❓Which criteria will the Court apply when making use of its discretion of granting injunctions?
❓And which role will the proportionality test play?
💡In our latest episode, our attorney-at-law Anita Peter discusses these questions regarding #InjunctiveRelief before the #UPC.

As #StandardEssentialPatents are increasingly litigated in more and more sectors, e.g. the telecommunications, automotive, and IoT industry, we summarize the current SEP and FRAND landscape in Germany and speak about expectations regarding the #UnifiedPatentCourt in this regard.
❓How does the case law of the individual German courts differ from each other?
❓What has the German Federal Court of Justice stipulated regarding SEP and #FRAND?
❓What does that mean for (alleged) infringers and/or patentees?
❓Which issues will be interesting to watch as the #UPC opens its doors?
💡Watch our attorney-at-law Prof. Dr. Tilman Müller-Stoy discusses these and other questions in our...

Many people are eagerly awaiting the decision of the EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal in case G 2/21 on plausibility, which should be rendered in the coming months.
But in which contexts is “plausibility” actually relevant for patentability? How are enablement and plausibility connected? And which role does plausibility play for inventive step?
In this episode, our patent attorney Dr. Axel Berger answers these and other questions.

English, French, and German are the official languages of the European Patent Office.
Can applicants also file European patent applications in other languages? Which requirements have to be met in that case? And which aspects should applicants take into consideration? In this episode, Mathieu de Rooij from our Spanish office answers these questions for you.

Where multiple parties are involved in UPC proceedings, cost reimbursement might become complex. In this episode, our IP Expert and attorney-at-law Dr. Jan Bösing explains what the parties to such proceedings should bear in mind and gives you a concrete tip.

The UPC Rules of Procedure also provide for separate proceedings on the amount of damages. How will they differ from German damages proceedings? How may these differences impact the parties' conduct? And which specific aspects are taken into account for determining the amount of damages? In this episode, our attorney-at-law Rebekka Jeschke answers these questions for you.

Patent applications relating to AI-based inventions frequently show the same mistakes: Divided infringement, insufficiency of disclosure, and lack of plausibility. In this episode, our patent attorney Dr. Patrick Heckeler tells you how to avoid these mistakes.

Which are the prerequisites of the period of limitations under the UPCA? What are potential interpretations of the new legal framework? In this episode, our attorney-at-law Nadine Westermeyer answers these and other questions for you.