The Legal 500 Germany Ranking 2023: Kather Augenstein again ranked as one of the leading law firms in patent litigation
Kather Augenstein is again honored by The Legal 500 Germany as a “Leading Law Firm” in the field of Intellectual Property – Patent Litigation. The annual award recognizes law firms and individual attorneys worldwide for their outstanding achievements, based on feedback from clients, peers and colleagues.
Adidas is known for its trademark lawsuits. The German sports giant is always on its guard when it comes to the designs of its competitors. In January, another exciting judgement was made on the famous three stripes.
Heitec vs. Heitech III – Kather Augenstein wins leading decision in trademark law before the BGH
In the trademark infringement proceedings between HEITEC AG and HEITECH Promotion GmbH, the European Court of Justice has confirmed our legal views in its judgement of 19 May 2022.
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 marketplace operator charges pharmacies a basic fee or a transaction fee. The court granted the pharmacy association, acting as plaintiff, the right to prohibit the operation of such an online marketplace.
The response of German politics regarding the ECJ’s decision on data retention in Germany
Am 20. September 2022 wurde Deutschland von dem Europäischen Gerichtshof verurteilt (EuGH, Urt. v. 20.09.2022, Rs. C-793/19, C-794/19). Gegenstand der Entscheidung waren
Der BGH hatte mit dem Urteil vom 15.03.2022 zu entscheiden, ob die Patentinhaberin den letztlich entscheidenden Hilfsantrag erst verspätet gestellt hatte. Mit Spannung wurde erwartet, ob der BGH sich der erheblich strengeren Linie des Europäischen Patentamts annähert oder bei seiner eher großzügigen Linie bleibt.
Preparing the Unitary Patent System: Dr Christof Augenstein presents follow-up of an online seminar series at the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
Am vergangenen Dienstag fand das dritte Online-Seminar einer virtuellen Veranstaltungsreihe statt, die auf Einladung der Japanischen Außenhandelsorganisation (JETRO) erfolgte.
Dr Benjamin Pesch is named Rising Star 2022 again for the second year by Managing Intellectual Property
Wir freuen uns sehr, dass Managing Intellectual Property, eine der international renommiertesten IP-Publikationen, Dr. Benjamin Pesch mit dem Titel Rising Star 2022 ausgezeichnet hat.
