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Publication
01.09.2008

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...

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Publication
30.04.2008

HOFFMANN 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...

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Publication
31.03.2008

HOFFMANN 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...

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Publication
29.02.2008

HOFFMANN 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...

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Publication
01.01.2008

The 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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