Region: Europe

Beat Weibel, who is spearheading a new Industry Patent Quality Charter, is calling for change at the European Patent Office

31 October 2022

Judges also criticised the current SEP dispute resolution system as dysfunctional and urged for ETSI solution

28 October 2022

Though the UK will not be part of the new pan-EU system, it will contain to play a vital role in European litigation

26 October 2022

German case law has been ruled incompatible with the EU Enforcement Directive by the Court of Justice of the European Union, prompting rights holders to urgently re-evaluate their options.

26 October 2022

Featured in IAM Innovation & Invention Yearbook 2023

Inventions related to user interfaces, business methods, mathematical methods and simulations require extra care in Europe. Inventions related to image processing and cryptography are usually considered to have technical character in Europe.

26 October 2022

Featured in Global Patent Litigation 2023

Although Polish courts do not operate on the basis of precedents, they are likely to follow the solidified line of reasoning of the Supreme Court, by virtue of its authority.

26 October 2022

Featured in Global Patent Litigation 2023

Expert evidence is often determinative of patent actions. It is of paramount importance to ensure that the legal team has the expertise to identify the correct experts, instruct them correctly (particularly to avoid allegations of hindsight) and aid the drafting of their report in accordance with the rules.

26 October 2022

Featured in Global Patent Litigation 2023

Only lawyers (ie, attorneys at law) who are members of a Greek bar association may represent parties before the Greek civil courts, without restriction. The complexity of most patent disputes makes it imperative that litigants entrust their cases to lawyers who specialise in IP protection.

26 October 2022

Featured in Global Patent Litigation 2023

There is no ‘bifurcation’ in Italy. The assessment of the validity of the rights and the discussion regarding infringement are usually handled together in the same proceedings. They are definitely handled together in cases in which the defendant files its counterclaims in the same proceeding.

26 October 2022

Featured in Global Patent Litigation 2023

The ‘silver bullet’ for patent owners is an infringement action on the merits, filed with one of the top German courts for patent infringement (ie, Dusseldorf, Mannheim or Munich).

26 October 2022