CQI report (FCJ) - Informal discussions between ETSI members The Federal Court of Justice (judgement of 18 January 2022 - Ref. X ZR 14/20 - CQI Report) had to decide the question whether proposed solutions discussed in informal discussions [...]
Wired situation: how a trademark litigation affects the fashion world After long back and forth, the luxury label Off-White wins the rights to a - now famous - cable tie label. How did it come about and what arguments [...]
EU Commissions call for evidence – A new framework for standard-essential patents The EU Commission has published a call for evidence for an impact assessment on 14 February 2022. With the public consultation, the Commission seeks views from stakeholders [...]
Chambers Global Guide Rankings 2022: Kather Augenstein awarded in the field of Intellectual Property - Patent Litigation in Germany In this year's Chambers Global Guide Rankings 2022, our IP boutique firm was listed in Band 3 in the category [...]
Global SEP Trends and Future Prospects - Japanese Companies and SEP The SEP Research Group will hold a closing event next Wednesday, 16 March 2022 from 09:00 to 12:00 (CET) under the leadership of its chairman Mr. Toshi Futamata [...]
Administrative Committee of Unified Patent Court established Alexander Ramsay (SE) is appointed Chairman of the Administrative Committee of the Unified Patent Court, Johannes Karcher (DE) is appointed Vice-Chairman After Austria became the 13th member state to deposit its [...]
Extension and concentration of actions on appeal HRC Düsseldorf, Judgment of 18.02.2021 - 2U 33/20 The Second Senate of the Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf had to deal with the question under which conditions an action can be extended to [...]
Legal All Stars 2021: German Business Magazine WirtschaftsWoche awards Senior Partner Dr Peter Kather as top lawyer in the category Patent Law Dr. Peter Kather has been awarded 2nd place by German Business Magazine WirtschaftsWoche in its current ranking [...]
Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court rejects request for an Anti-Anti-Suit Injunction (AASI) as inadmissible in an individual decision, but confirms its applicability in principle Even if the decision at first glance seems to diminish the rights of patent owners, the [...]
COVID-19: Why we don't need to suspend patents on vaccines Nationally and internationally, there are instruments to make necessary technologies legally available, such as compulsory licensing. Suspending patent protection does not increase the availability of vaccines. By now, it [...]