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HOFFMANN EITLE congratulates newly qualified European Patent Attorneys

We are proud to announce that six of our colleagues have passed the European Qualifying Examination 2019. Congratulations go to (in alphabetical order) Rifat Camurdan (E-Technik, London) Matteo Ceci (E-Technik, München) Dr....

On 1 January 2020, a revised version of the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal (RPBA) will enter into force. The new rules include several significant changes and introduce...

Angela Wenninger-Lenz and Felicitas Richter, both German attorneys at law and members of the Soft IP group at HOFFMANN EITLE, have compiled a summary of the latest amendments to the German...

Debra Lewis, UK and European Patent and Trademark Attorney, and Felicitas Richter, German attorney-at-law in the soft-IP group at HOFFMANN EITLE, have compiled a summary about the latest Brexit developments in...

News 12.03.2019 HOFFMANN EITLE wins two MIP awards

News 08.03.2019 The HAAR in the Soup

News 05.02.2019 HOFFMANN EITLE receives Award "Best IP Advisor in Germany, Austria & Switzerland" 2019

The European Patent Convention for Foreign Practitioners

Table of Contents PART A Substantive Requirements of European Patent Law Disclosure concepts and novelty Inventive Step Prior Art Sufficency of Disclosure Patentable Subject Matter I Patentable Subject Matter II PART...

News 15.01.2019 Entry into Force of the Reform of the Spanish Trademark Law 17/2001

The Use of Mediation in Settling Patent Disputes

Authors: Friederike Heckmann, Senior Patent Counsel, Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH & Thorsten Bausch, German and European Patent Attorney in HOFFMANN EITLE's chemistry group Multinational patent disputes are highly complex and the...