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Navigating medtech IP protection: U.S. and European perspectives

In a recent episode of The Leading Difference podcast, HOFFMANN EITLE Associate Stephanie Rupp joined Ryan Phelan, Partner at U.S. intellectual property law firm Marshall Gerstein, to discuss how A...

Breaking borders: the expanding reach of UPC jurisdiction after BSH v. Electrolux

In a recent article published in The Patent Lawyer magazine, HOFFMANN EITLE Partners Michael Pfeifer and Dirk Schüßler-Langeheine examine the growing reach of European cross-border patent litigatio...

LD Copenhagen on Sufficiency: The skilled person must be taught how, not Just what (UPC_CFI_560/2024, UPC_CFI_89/2025)

Court docket: LD Copenhagen, Decision of 29.05.2026 UPC_CFI_560/2024, UPC_CFI_89/2025  [EP 4 238 202] Parties: Hybridgenerator ApS v. HGSystem ApS et al  Contributor: Thomas Tromm Headnote...

G 1/25 Changes EPO Practice on Adaptation of the Description

G 1/25, the long-awaited decision on adaptation of the description at the EPO, has been issued. The Enlarged Board adopted a middle ground between the current strict blanket requirement for adaptat...

LD Milan: Patent literature may evidence common general knowledge under exceptional circumstances (UPC CFI 770/2024, UPC CFI 556/2025)

Court docket: LD Milan, Order of 26.05.2026UPC CFI 770/2024, UPC CFI 556/2025  [EP 3 519 207] Parties: Pyrelli Tyre v. Sichuan Yuanxing  Contributor: Sebastian Rennebaum Headnote 1....

HOFFMANN EITLE heißt Ronak Kalhor-Witzel als neue Partnerin willkommen und stärkt damit seinen Bereich Technologie und IP-Strategie

HOFFMANN EITLE baut seine High-Tech-Patentpraxis in München mit der Ernennung von Ronak Kalhor-Witzel zur Partnerin weiter aus. Als deutsche und europäische Patentanwältin sowie Vertreterin vor dem...

LD Milan: The UPC takes a fresh look at prosecution history estoppel (UPC CFI 727/2024, UPC CFI 493/2025)

Court docket: LD Milan, Decision of 05.05.2026UPC CFI 727/2024, UPC CFI 493/2025 [EP 2 363 263] Parties: Agathon AG v. Intercom  Contributor: Marcel-Xavier Peigné Headnote Although statemen...

LD Munich: The show must go on – even after a first-instance EPO revocation (UPC_CFI_714/2024)

Court docket: LD Munich, Order of 02.04.2026 UPC_CFI_714/2024 [EP 3 685 783] Parties: biolitec v. Light Guide Contributor: Marianna Galliani Headnote 1. A stay of proceedings under R...

Mechanical claims at the UPC: Context is key (UPC_CoA_789/2025, UPC_CoA_813/2025)

Court docket: Court of Appeal, Order of 06.03.2026 UPC_CoA_789/2025, UPC_CoA_813/2025 [EP 3 119 235] Parties: Dyson v. Dreame  Contributor: Richard Smith Headnote 1. While the functio...

HOFFMANN EITLE Partner:innen im IAM Strategy 300 2026 ausgezeichnet

Mit Stolz dürfen wir bekannt geben, dass Morten Garberg und Bianca-Lucia Vos, Partner bzw. Partnerin bei HOFFMANN EITLE, in der Ausgabe der IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists 2026...