Temporal urgency for preliminary injunctions on a modified embodiment In a recent decision (HRC Düsseldorf (2. Zivilsenat), decision of 27 May 2021 – 2 U 2/21; GRUR-RS 2021, 13946 - Insulinpumpe), the Higher Regional Court (HRC) [...]
Dr Peter Kather is panelist at the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection Symposium on the topic "Patentability of Plants and Animals: Scope for Action and Need for Reform?" On July 8, 2021, the Federal [...]
Last Friday (09.07.2021), the German Federal Constitutional Court published its decision, which had been awaited for weeks, on the further constitutional complaints against the ratification of the UPC, the final building block for the launch of the Unified European [...]
Federal Constitutional Court clears path for UPC In its decision of June 23, 2021 (Ref. 2 BvR 2216/20 and 2 BvR 2217/20), the Federal Constitutional Court rejected the applications for a temporary injunction in the joined [...]
Great News: "IAM Patent 1000" ranks Kather Augenstein as one of the leading IP law firms in patent litigation (infringement) in 2021 "IAM Patent 1000", the world's leading industry guide for patent attorneys, has now published [...]
Handelsblatt Ranking "Best Lawyers 2021": Kather Augenstein Rechtsanwälte are once again among the best in Germany this year In the 13th edition of the rating "Germany's Best Lawyers", published by the German economic newspaper Handelsblatt in [...]
Expert Guide Managing IP again ranks Kather Augenstein among the IP Stars 2021 - Managing Partner Miriam Kiefer LL.M. recommended as one of the Top 250 Women in IP 2021 Expert guide Managing IP once again [...]
Expert talk about the latest trends in German patent law - our partner Dr Christof Augenstein as a guest on the podcast at FOSS Patent There is a lot of going on in German patent law [...]
13th Mannheim IP Forum of the IZG on 2 july 2021 with current questions from patent law practice: "New FRAND standards, patent law reform and the german law on the protection of intellectual property (GESCHGEHG)" After [...]
Kranarm (crane arm) is followed by Hubsäule (lifting column) - Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf on the equal effect in the case of a deteriorated embodiment I. Previous on doctrine of equivalents The doctrine of equivalence is [...]