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05-Aug-09 -
Hoffmann · Eitle welcomes new European Patent Attorneys
Munich, August 2009 – Hoffmann · Eitle is proud to announce that four of its young colleagues have passed the European Qualifying Examination 2009.
07-Jul-09 -
Euro Law Course 2009 - register now!
Program and Invitation as well as Registration Form available online
18-Jun-09 -
www.HoffmannEitle.com now in Chinese language
As of today, it is possible to read Hoffmann · Eitle's website in part in Chinese.
06-May-09 -
Federal Court of Justice: “Compulsory License Objection” Is In Principle Admissible in Patent Infringement Suits
Press release no. 95/2009 issued by the Federal Court of Justice regarding compulsory license objections
10-Feb-09 -
German Federal Court of Justice restores Lilly's Olanzapine Patent
The German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof) has issued the long awaited reasoning of its landmark decision "Olanzapin" (X ZR 89/07) restoring Eli Lilly's European Patent EP-B-0 454 436. The patent had been revoked by the first instance court (Federal Patent Court) for want of novelty, but now is fully in force again. The Federal Court of Justice took the opportunity to clarify its existing case law on novelty, bringing it in closer harmony with the Case Law of the European Patent Office. The earlier Federal Court of Justice decision “Fluoran” which had given rise to a lot of misunderstandings and criticism was re-interpreted more narrowly and partly reversed (see below, lit. c).
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