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Meissner Bolte | United Kingdom | 25 Feb 2021
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…
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Meissner Bolte | European Union, United Kingdom | 2 Feb 2021
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…
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Meissner Bolte | European Union, Germany | 21 Jan 2021
Selection inventions are discussed in the EPO Guidelines for Examination (Part G-Chapter IV-8. “Selection inventions”). As is widely known, according…
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Meissner Bolte | European Union, France, Germany | 15 Jan 2021
Article 116 EPC does not stipulate that the person present in the Oral Proceedings must be "physically present". The EPC does not (literally)…
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Meissner Bolte | European Union | 12 Jan 2021
The President of the EPO decided on November 10, 2020, that Oral Proceedings before Opposition Divisions are to be held by video…
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Meissner Bolte | European Union, Germany | 8 Dec 2020
The President of the EPO decided on November 10, 2020, that Oral Proceedings before Opposition Divisions are to be held by video conference, until…
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Meissner Bolte | Germany | 4 Dec 2020
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…
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Meissner Bolte | European Union, Germany | 4 Dec 2020
The recent decision “Bausatz” of the German Federal Supreme Court Dated February 13, 2020 (Docket No. X ZR 6/18) is noteworthy for the…