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Patentability and Infringement Under Current European/German Law" in Patents and Licensing, April 2011, Vol. 41, No. 2, 25-32 Author(s): Dr. Th. B. Koch, Dipl.-Ing. B. Hansis In the April issue o...

Now available: 2nd edition of "Concise International and European Law"

Author: Dr. Anja Petersen-Padberg The second Edition of the "Concise International and European IP Law is now available. The book provides a commentary on the following international treaties and...

Lost in Translation? Not Anymore!

The Federal Court of Justice of Germany Has Rendered A Decision on Incomplete Translations of European Patents in the European Intellectual Property Review (eipr), March 2011, Vol. 33, No. 3, 191-1...

"Problems and Current Solutions of The German Dual Track System in View of a Series of Recent Federal Supreme Court Decision ('Crimping Tool I-IV')" in Patents & Licensing, February 2011

Vol. 41, No. 1, 35-38 Author(s): Dr. Th. B. Koch, Dipl.-Ing. B. Hansis In the February issue of "Patents and Licensing", Dr. Thomas B. Koch and Dipl.-Ing. Benjamin Hansis of HOFFMANN EITLE's elec...

"Patent and Utility Model Laws" in "Compendium of Japanese Business Law", ed. Baum/Bälz (Cologne 2011), p. 837-963 (in German)

Author(s): Dr. G. Rahn, Dr. D. Schüßler-Langeheine, Dr. M. Dernauer, Dr. A. Petersen-Padberg, Dr. C. T. Steins, Dr. A. Dehner In this German-language compendium on Japanese business law (German ti...

Developments in German case

Author(s): M. Baccelli, Dr. M. G. Müller, Dr. Th. B. Koch Over the past two years, the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof, BGH) issued a series of decisions consolidating the previ...

"Standard Contract Terms" and "Consumer Protection"

in "Compendium of Japanese Business Law", ed. Baum/Bälz (Cologne 2011), p. 521-532 and p. 567-603 (in German) Author(s): Dr. Marc Dernauer, LL.M. In this German-language compendium on Japanese bu...

"Patent Protection of DNA in Europe" in Patents & Licensing, December 2010, Vol. 40, No. 6, 28-33

Author(s): Dr. J. Renken, Dr. J. Taormino In the December issue of "Patents and Licensing", Dr. Joachim Renken and Dr. Joseph Taormino of HOFFMANN EITLE' biotech department report on the decision...

German Court Decisions in Patent Infringement Matters and Similar Cases in 2009

in: Chizai Kanri No. 12/2010, p. 1949-1970 (in Japanese) Author(s): Dr. Marc Dernauer, LL.M., Dr. Clemens Tobias Steins, LL.M. In the December 2010 issue of the journal Chizai Kanri (English titl...

Oral Proceedings - A Personal View

Author(s): Stephen Avery Our colleague Stephen Avery, partner at HOFFMANN EITLE (London office), has contributed a collection of memorable experiences which he gained in the past 30 years or so of...