News
06-May-11 -
Top marks for Hoffmann · Eitle - Colleague Dr Mark Jones awarded the Ballantyne Prize by the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys
We are pleased to announce that our colleague Dr. Mark Jones has been awarded the Ballantyne Prize by the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys in recognition of outstanding performance in the Infringement and Validity paper of the British Qualifying Examination, held in November 2010.
15-Mar-11 -
EPO Notice concerning the situation in Japan after the earthquake on 11 March 2011
Following the tragic earthquake and tsunami which hit Japan on 11 March 2011, the European Patent Office (EPO) issued a Notice on 15 March 2011 explaining general legal remedies provided under the European Patent Convention in the case of the non-observance of time limits.
09-Mar-11 -
European Court of Justice trashes planned Unified Patent Litigation System
The Court of Justice of the European Union has now issued its long awaited Opinion 1/09 on the draft agreement concerning the creation of a unified patent litigation system (UPLS). As is well known, this draft agreement drew on many provisions introduced for the first time by the European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) and provided, inter alia, for the establishment of a European and Community Patents Court.
26-Jan-11 -
Hoffmann · Eitle now "blogging" on KluwerPatentBlog
Starting this January, Dr. Thorsten Bausch of Hoffmann · Eitle will be providing short news reports on recent decisions and developments regarding prosecution aspects of patent applications and patents in Germany and Europe.
08-Dec-10 -
Hoffmann · Eitle welcomes new Italian Patent Attorney ("Consulente in Brevetti")
Hoffmann · Eitle is proud to announce that one of its colleagues has passed the qualifying examination for becoming an Italian patent attorney.
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01-Feb-12 – Press Release in re: NCI vs. 3M Deutschland GmbH Patent infringement proceedings before the RC ...
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23-Jan-12 – Extension of the Trial Period of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Programme – The "Patent ...
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19-Jan-12 – Stand-by Duty of the Patent Dispute Board of the Regional Court Braunschweig for Trade Fairs in ...
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