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Meissner Bolte offers full service protection of industrial property rights for innovative companies at home and abroad. Starting with the application…
Meissner Bolte | United Kingdom | 25 Feb 2021
Competition Law and its Effect on the use of Patent Rights
Which? Has launched a £480 million complaint in the UK against 4G chip maker Qualcomm alleging that it has abused its dominant position in the…
Meissner Bolte | European Union, United Kingdom | 2 Feb 2021
Will the UK introduce a 12 Month Grace period for filing patent Applications?
Currently there are two ways of gaining patent protection in the UK. You can either file a UK patent application or a European patent application…
Meissner Bolte | European Union, Germany | 21 Jan 2021
The Selection Invention Paradox at the EPO - Direct and unambiguous disclosure under Art 54 and 123(2) EPC
Selection inventions are discussed in the EPO Guidelines for Examination (Part G-Chapter IV-8. “Selection inventions”). As is widely known, according…
Meissner Bolte | European Union, France, Germany | 15 Jan 2021
Legality of Virtual Oral Proceedings under Art. 116 EPC - Pros and Cons
Article 116 EPC does not stipulate that the person present in the Oral Proceedings must be "physically present". The EPC does not (literally)…
Meissner Bolte | European Union | 12 Jan 2021
Virtual Oral Proceedings - Are they legal under Article 116 EPC?
The President of the EPO decided on November 10, 2020, that Oral Proceedings before Opposition Divisions are to be held by video…
Meissner Bolte | European Union, Germany | 8 Dec 2020
Virtual oral proceedings - Are they legal under article 116 EPC?
The President of the EPO decided on November 10, 2020, that Oral Proceedings before Opposition Divisions are to be held by video conference, until…
Meissner Bolte | Germany | 4 Dec 2020
The Divisional Game
The recent decision “Divisional Game” of the Munich District Court I, Dated 24 February 2020 (Docket No. 7 O 1456/20) is a landmark Decision. This…
Meissner Bolte | European Union, Germany | 4 Dec 2020
Inadmissible extensions under German Case Law
The recent decision “Bausatz” of the German Federal Supreme Court Dated February 13, 2020 (Docket No. X ZR 6/18) is noteworthy for the…
Meissner Bolte | Germany | 30 Nov 2020
Intellectual Property & Antitrust: Litigating standard-essential patents in Germany
Meissner Bolte | Germany | 30 Nov 2020
Intellectual Property & Antitrust in Germany
