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HOFFMANN EITLE and Gregor König recognized in WirtschaftsWoche’s 2025 ranking of top law firms and most renowned attorneys in patent law

We are proud to announce that HOFFMANN EITLE has been recognized by WirtschaftsWoche as one of Germany’s top law firms in patent law in its 2025 ranking. A standout recognition goes to partner Greg...

HOFFMANN EITLE Quarterly Newsletter 09/25

Dear Colleagues and Friends, We are excited to present the latest issue of the Hoffmann Eitle Quarterly, offering insights into some of the newest developments in European IP law. The first article...

UPC extends long-arm jurisdiction over non-EU-domiciled manufacturers (UPC_CFI_387/2025)

Court docket: LD Hamburg, decision of 14.08.2025 - CFI_387/2025 [EP 3 119 235]Parties: Dyson Technology Ltd. v. DREAME International et. al.  Contributor: Marcel-Xavier Peigné  Headnote The UPC as...

Key insights after two years of the UPC and UP: Q&A for IP managers

In a recent article published in The Patent Lawyer magazine, HOFFMANN EITLE partners Michael Pfeifer and Dirk Schüßler-Langeheine reflect on the first two years of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) an...

LD Hamburg guides on assessing intermediate generalizations and technical fields of prior-art documents, generally in line with EPO practice (UPC_CFI_173/2024, UPC_CFI_424/2024)

Court docket: LD Hamburg, decision of 10.07.2025 - CFI 173/2024; CFI 424/2024 [EP 2 642 632]Parties: Nera Innovations Limited v. Xiaomi Communications Co., Ltd., et al. Contributor: Danche Spirkosk...

CD Paris confirms that the UPC can, if requested, limit the scope of a revocation action of a European patent to national parts of that patent (UPC_CFI_198/2024)

Court docket: CD Paris, decision of 28.05.2025 - CFI 198/2024 [EP 3 822 805]Parties: AYLO PREMIUM Ltd. V. DISH Technologies L.L.C Contributor: Maximilian Keck Headnote The Court can, if requested,...

CD Paris decides that subject-matter not complying with generally accepted laws of physics lacks industrial application according to Art. 57 EPC (UPC_CFI_202/2024)

Court docket: CD Paris, decision of 29.05.2025 - CFI 202/2024 [EP 3 655 346]Parties: Lindal Dispenser GmbH v. Rocep-Lusol Holdings Limited Contributor: Sebastian Rennebaum Headnote Article 57 ‘EPC...

LD Mannheim grants first injunction for UK infringement; Paris confirms jurisdiction for Lugano state (Switzerland) infringement (UPC_CFI_359/2023, UPC_CFI_365/2023, UPC_CFI_702/2024)

(1) Court docket: LD Mannheim, decisions of 18 July 2025 – UPC_CFI_365/2023 [EP 3 511 174] and UPC_CFI_359/2023 [EP 3 476 616](1) Parties: FUJIFILM Corporation vs. Kodak GmbH/Kodak Graphic Communic...

G 1/23 - EPO no longer requires products to be enabled to form prior art

On July 2, 2025, the Enlarged Board of Appeal published the decision G 1/23 “Solar Cell”, in which HOFFMANN EITLE was heavily involved as representative of our long-standing client Mitsui Chemicals...

HOFFMANN EITLE congratulates newly qualified European Patent Attorneys

We are very proud to announce the HOFFMANN EITLE colleagues who have successfully qualified as a European Patent Attorney this year.Congratulations go to: Christina Courreges (Biotechnology, Munic...