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HOFFMANN EITLE recognised as a top-ranked IP firm in JUVE Patent's Germany 2026 rankings

HOFFMANN EITLE continues to be recognised by JUVE Patent in its Germany 2026 rankings, receiving a recommendation for Patent Filing and strong ratings in both litigation categories: Patent Filing...

HOFFMANN EITLE Partner Adam Lacy selected for the Global Fellows Program 2026–2027

HOFFMANN EITLE is pleased to announce that Partner Adam Lacy has been selected as one of just 24 Fellows worldwide for the 2026–2027 Global Fellows Program, organised by the Federal Circuit Bar Ass...

HOFFMANN EITLE Partner Gregor König recognised in IAM Global Leaders 2027

We are pleased to announce that HOFFMANN EITLE Partner Gregor König has been recognised in the IAM Global Leaders 2027 guide for Germany. IAM Global Leaders is an annual selection of leading privat...

CD Milan - No fear of failure: The UPC on the skilled person and reasonable expectation of success (UPC_CFI_552/2025)

Court docket: CD Milan, Decision of 04.05.2026 UPC_CFI_552/2025  [EP 3 854 403] Parties: Gilead Sciences, Inc.  v. Academy of Military Medical Sciences  Contributor: Marianna Galliani Headnote...

HOFFMANN EITLE further strengthens high-tech patent practice with appointment of Matthew Cassie

HOFFMANN EITLE is pleased to announce that Matthew Cassie has joined the firm as a Partner in its Electrical Engineering and Digital Technologies practice group in London. With more than 20 years o...

CD Paris: Limiting the patent while a revocation action is pending - The impact of EPO limitation proceedings on UPC revocation actions (UPC_CFI_425/2025)

Court docket: CD Paris, Decision of 25.06.2026 UPC_CFI_425/2025 [EP 2 643 717] Parties: Chainzone v. SWARCO  Contributor: Sebastian Rennebaum Headnote 1. If the patent in suit is limited by...

Copyright Implications of AI-Generated Music – Review of the Munich Regional Court “Suno” case (GRUR-Prax, 18/2026)

HOFFMANN EITLE associate Franz Osmar Münzner has contributed to the latest issue of GRUR-Prax with an article examining the copyright implications of AI-generated music, based on the Munich Regiona...

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...