The Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property and Competition – Christopher Weber and Dr Benjamin Pesch publish on recent developments in intellectual property and competition law in the pharmaceutical sector in Germany
The publication “The Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property and Competition” provides a practical overview of pharmaceutical intellectual property issues, including the nexus of patents, exclusivity rights and related competition issues.
Undercover at spoga+gafa 2023 – Kather Augenstein and Uexküll & Stolberg secure favourable judgement on the cost for Stiga
Successful at trade fair. On behalf of our client Stiga S.p.A., we were able to obtain a preliminary injunction against Topsun Europe for an infringing act at the “spoga+gafa 2023 – die Garten-Lifestyle-Messe” in Cologne. The infringement was confirmed by the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf in a favourable judgement on the costs, after Topsun was liquidated.
Leaders League Rankings 2024 – Kather Augenstein awarded again as one of the leading law firms for patent and trademark litigation in Germany
In this year’s Leaders League Rankings 2024, Kather Augenstein has again been recognised as one of the leading law firms in intellectual property law for patent and trademark litigation.
The Legal 500 Germany Ranking 2024 – Kather Augenstein again awarded as one of the leading law firms for patent litigation in the field of intellectual property
The highly regarded The Legal 500 Germany Ranking 2024 has again recognised the team at Kather Augenstein as one of the leading IP boutique law firms for patent litigation in the field of intellectual property.
Higher Regional Court Dusseldorf (Glatiramer acetate) – fault in the enforcement of a preliminary injunction from a subsequently revoked patent
In its judgment of 12 October 2023, the Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf dealt with the question of whether the patent proprietor enforcing a preliminary injunction is at fault if the patent is later revoked.
The Central Division Munich has rejected two separate requests based on Rule 262.1 (b) RoP requesting access to the content of the court file of two revocation actions.
Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf (Infusionsvorrichtung II) – No contributory negligence of the plaintiff
In its judgement of 13 July 2023 (docket no. 2 U 79/22), the Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf had to decide the question of whether a claim for damages due to patent infringement can lapse due to contributory negligence of the plaintiff.
Juve Patent Ranking 2023: Kather Augenstein again among the top IP law firms and leading IP specialists in Germany
We are very pleased that Kather Augenstein was again able to defend its ranking of previous years in the current edition of the highly regarded JUVE Patent Ranking Germany 2023.
FCJ, Judgment of 20 June 2023 – X ZR 61/21 – Faserstoffbahn
When are the limits of the right of prior use exceeded if a modification is used? The 10th Civil Senate dealt with this question in its decision Faserstoffbahn.
In its decision of 18 July 2023, the Higher Regional Court Karlsruhe dealt both with enforcement under Section 888 of the German Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO) and with the question of whether an infringing object is still within the channels of distribution if it is located with a trader who is not a dealer.
