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Denial of absolute product protection for DNA-patents (CJ decision in Monsanto v Cefetra, C- 42808) a German perspective

  • Bird & Bird
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  • European Union, Germany
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  • July 27 2010

The Court of Justice of the European Communities just recently denied absolute product protection of patent claims directed to DNA sequences in the case Monsanto v Cefetra and others, C- 42808

The “Prepaid Telephone Card” decision of the Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf

  • Bird & Bird
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  • Germany
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  • August 11 2010

In a recently published decision the Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf extended the scope of national method patents to cross-border situations ("Prepaid Telephone Card" decision dated 10 December 2009, docket number I-2 U 5108

Preliminary injunctions in patent matters current developments

  • Reed Smith LLP
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  • Germany
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  • July 19 2010

Preliminary injunctions are a powerful tool, in particular in patent matters, as they usually force the stakeholder immediately to take his elaborately introduced product from the market

Assessment of damages (and accounts of profits) in patent litigation

  • Hogan Lovells
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  • Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom
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  • July 22 2010

Damages inquiries in patent cases in Europe are rare

German Federal Court of Justice reaffirms commonsense approach to patent translations

  • Cohausz & Florack
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  • Germany
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  • September 8 2010

A recent measured decision of the German Federal Court of Justice has reaffirmed common sense with regard to patent translations

Patent litigation: the rejected cornerstone?

  • Cohausz & Florack
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  • Germany
  • -
  • January 1 2011

It cannot be gainsaid that the German patent system was the finest in the world

Düsseldorf Court of Appeal sets standards for preliminary injunctions in patent infringement cases

  • Hogan Lovells
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  • Germany
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  • July 22 2010

In a landmark decision, the Court of Appeal of Düsseldorf has set the standards under which conditions a preliminary injunction can be issued in patent infringement cases

Is Germany clearing the way for software patents?

  • Bird & Bird
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  • Germany
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  • December 17 2010

A recent decision by the German Federal Supreme Court (Federal Supreme Court, GRUR 2010, 613 - "Dynamic Generation of Documents") has left many people wondering whether Germany is now clearing the way for software patents

Japan, S. Korea, and Germany lead in nanotech patenting for non-USA countries

  • Foley & Lardner LLP
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  • Germany, Japan, South Korea, USA
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  • May 4 2011

From the beginnings of the NNI, the "race" between the industrialized countries to develop nanotechnology was a focus point

Valsartan SPC German PI proceedings

  • Bird & Bird
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  • Germany
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  • May 3 2011

In Germany, Novartis obtained an ex parte preliminary injunction from the Regional Court Düsseldorf against a generic company on the basis of SPC DE 196 75 036