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Germany: Troubled Waters for Pharma IP
Author(s): Dr. Thorsten Bausch Thorsten Bausch, European and German patent attorney, partner and member of HOFFMANN EITLE's chemistry group, has written an article on the apparent difficulty of ph...
find out moreHOFFMANN EITLE Newsletter 04/2008 - Rise of claims fees of the EPO
Author(s): Dr. Klemens Stratmann und Peter Wiedemann With its Newsletter 02/2008, HOFFMANN EITLE already provided general information on the fee increases scheduled by the EPO. With the present ne...
find out moreHOFFMANN EITLE Newsletter 03/2008
UK Patents Court holds that computer program claims are patentable Author(s): David Sproston On 25 January 2008, the UK Patents Court issued a decision in Astron Clinica and Others, which has cha...
find out moreHOFFMANN EITLE Newsletter 02/2008
Decisions CA/D 15/07 and 16/07 of the EPO Administrative Council Author(s): Roy Marsh und Alistair Russell EPO to discourage tall stories and wild claims – applicants should prepare now, if they w...
find out moreThe design patent - an underestimated property right
Plagiarists have a very hard time when the original manufacturer can pull out the sharp weapon of the design patent. It is incomprehensible that this powerful and inexpensive right is not used more...
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