An Amazon for pharmaceuticals is not lawfully In its judgement ( decision of 8.12.2022 - 13 O 17/22 KfH), the Regional Court of Karlsruhe ruled that the provision of an online platform for pharmacies is not permitted if [...]
The response of German politics regarding the ECJ's decision on data retention in Germany On 20 September 2022, Germany was condemned by the European Court of Justice (ECJ, Judgment of 20 September 2022, Cases C-793/19, C-794/19). The subject of [...]
Can one single company have an exclusive right to use the term "Black Friday"? Since 2013, the term "Black Friday" is registered as a trademark in the trademark register, so that a single company has the right to advertise [...]
Delay in the nullity appeal FCJ, Judgment dated 15 March 2022, X ZR 18/20 - Fahrerlose Transporteinrichtung In its judgement of 15 March 2022, the Federal Court of Justice (FCJ) had to decide whether the patent proprietor had filed [...]
JUVE Patent Ranking 2022: Kather Augenstein ranks again among the top IP firms and leading IP specialists in Germany Each year law firms are extensively evaluated in rankings. We are very pleased that Kather Augenstein has again been able [...]
Dr Christof Augenstein, Sören Dahm and Miriam Kiefer lecture at VPP seminar "The Infringement Trial" Last thursday until saturday, a three-day VPP seminar "The Infringement Trial" took place in presence in Berlin. Our partners Dr Christof Augenstein, Sören Dahm [...]
Preparing the Unitary Patent System: Dr Christof Augenstein presents follow-up of an online seminar series at the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Last Tuesday, the third online seminar of a virtual event series took place on the invitation of [...]
Patent on brewing barley: Still no clarity in the granting of bio-patents Patent for a cool blonde - is that possible? Allocation of bio-patents still not finally clarified. The German's favourite beverage is beer - or more precisely Pils [...]
Dr Benjamin Pesch is named Rising Star 2022 again for the second year by Managing Intellectual Property We are excited to announce that Managing Intellectual Property, one of the most internationally recognised IP publications, has awarded Dr Benjamin Pesch [...]
The Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property and Competition Law Review: Christopher Weber and Dr Benjamin Pesch publish on recent developments of Intellectual Property and Competition Law in the pharmaceutical sector in Germany The Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property and Competition Law Review is [...]