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News | 14.02.2025

“Long arm jurisdiction” before the UPC: Local Division Düsseldorf affirms its juristiction for the British part of a European patent

“Long arm jurisdiction” before the UPC: Local Division Düsseldorf affirms its juristiction for the British part of a European patent

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News | 12.02.2025

Court of Appeal: Requirements for the withdrawal of an opt-out under Art 83 (4) UPCA   

CoA of the UPC, decision of 12 November 2024, UPC_COA_489/2023 and 500/2023 – AIM Sport Development / Supponor et al.

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News | 02.01.2025

On the requirements of an imminent patent infringement within the meaning of Art. 62 (1) UPCA

Local Division Düsseldorf, decision dated 06 September 2024, UPC_CFI_165/2024, UPC_CFI_166/2024 – Novartis / Genentech In proceedings concerning the granting of provisional measures, the Local Division Düsseldorf had to deal with the question of when a patent infringement within the meaning of Art. 62 (1) UPCA is “imminent”.

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News | 29.10.2024

Service of the statement of claim on foreign defendants in proceedings before the UPC

In a series of decisions, the Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has dealt with the question of the requirements for service of process on defendants domiciled outside the UPC and EU member states.

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News | 25.10.2024

JUVE Patent Ranking Germany 2024 – 5 stars for Kather Augenstein

We are very pleased that Kather Augenstein has been awarded 5 stars in the category Litigation: Lawyers in the JUVE Patent Ranking Germany 2024 published today.

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News | 23.09.2024

Juristinnen erzählen – Dr Katharina Brandt as guest in ITM Münster’s interview podcast

In the 10th episode of Juristinnen erzählen, hosted by the Institute of Information, Telecommunications and Media Law at the University of Münster, Dr Katharina Brandt has the opportunity to talk about how she started her career at Kather Augenstein.

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News | 08.08.2024

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.

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News | 23.07.2024

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.

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News | 21.06.2024

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.

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News | 17.06.2024

Provisional protection of secrecy in summary proceedings before the UPC

Local Division Düsseldorf, procedural order of 23 February 2024 – UPC_CFI_463/2023 – 10x Genomics/Curio Bioscience

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News | 11.06.2024

Decisive circumstances for changing the language of the proceedings before the UPC

CoA of the UPC, decision of 17 April 2024 – UPC CoA 101/2024 – 10x Genomics Inc. / Curio Bioscience Inc.

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News | 19.02.2024

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.

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