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October 19, 2022 was a special day. It was the first day when the UPC website finally announced the names of the UPC's first 85 judges. JuVe's journalists quickly did their homework and provided…

The so-called proportionality defense according to Sec. 139(1) clause 3 (hereinafter simply "proportionality defense") is one of the newest provisions of the German Patent Act. It has only been…

The Holy Roman Empire (Latin: Sacrum Romanum Imperium; German: Heiliges Römisches Reich, later: Heiliges Römisches Reich deutscher Nation) was one of the largest, most successful and longest-lasting…

Even the best European Patent Attorneys may occasionally have to represent a client in an appeal case that turns out to be increasingly hopeless, or they are representing the patentee in examination…

Executive version: Quite a few scholars have tried to decipher the hymn sheet shown on Elias Haussmann’s famous portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach. This blog tries to decipher the latest changes in…

Breaking News: According to the EU Council's Website, Austria has deposited its instrument of ratification yesterday, which means that the Period for Provisional Application begins today. Let's see…

Breaking News: The President of the Boards of Appeal and the President of the Office jointly propose to the Administrative Council to re-locate the Boards of Appeal from Haar to the building Pschorr…

The Enlarged Board of Appeal has now issued its long-awaited full decision in case G 1/21. Readers can access it here. The decision deserves a few comments. The Enlarged Board's advance publication…

The German Federal Court of Justice (FCJ) confirmed that for setting the value in dispute of nullity actions on standard essential patents (SEPs) the well-established general rule applies, i.e. in…