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Press release on decisions J 8/20 and J 9/20 of the Board of Legal Appeal

05. January 2022

In a public hearing, the Board of Legal Appeal confirmed that under the European Patent Convention (EPC) ...

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Oral hearing as video conference – The decision

08. November 2021

EPO. The decision G1/21 of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office decided on the question ...

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BPatG 26th Senate (Trade Marks) - Date of decision 17 August 2021 - File number 26 W (pat) 505/19 - Die Nuss mit dem Schwips

05. November 2021

According to the 26th Senate of the German Federal Patent Court, the assessment of whether a slogan ...

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Registration of the trademark "Oktoberfest" - What does it mean?

11. October 2021

The city of Munich is now the owner of a number of trademarks related to the Munich Oktoberfest. In addition ...

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