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COVID-19 Update

HOFFMANN EITLE continues to be fully operational. Our systems are safe and reliable and facilitate remote access. We are of course continuing to monitor the COVID-19 situation closely. As a helpful...

Unwired Planet v Huawei - UK Supreme Court decision on FRAND Licensing for SEPs

UK Supreme Court decision on FRAND Licensing for SEPs The UK Supreme Court has handed down a landmark judgment in Unwired Planet v Huawei ([2020] UKSC 37) with significant repercussions in the fie...

How CJEU Santen is expected to shape landscape of patent extensions by SPCs

The Court of Justice of the European Union’s (CJEU’s) recently rendered Judgment in Santen v INPI (C-673/18) is expected to shape the landscape of patent extensions by Supplementary Protection Cert...

Financial Times - HOFFMANN EITLE ranked top firm in Europe

The Financial Times, in conjunction with Statista, has conducted a wide-ranging survey based on recommendations by clients and peers. We are proud to announce that this independent survey has place...

G3/19 - Plants/animals by biological process not patentable

The Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) has decided in G 3/19 that the term “essentially biological processes for the production of plants or animals” in Article 53(b) EPC is to be understood and applie...

COVID-19 Patent Issues: FAQ

At Hoffmann Eitle, we are currently receiving questions from clients about IP-related aspects arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. As reported in the press, many companies are working hard to make i...

Germany’s act of approval of the UPCA found to violate the constitution

The German Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has decided that the act of approval to the UPC agreement is void because it was not approved by two thirds of the members of parliament (Bundestag). S...

HOFFMANN EITLE wins "Firm of the Year 2020 - Patent Prosecution in Europe“ (MIP)

Nadja Muncke, Morten Garberg, Matthew Birkett and Mark Jones received the award for outstanding performance for HOFFMANN EITLE at the MIP ceremony in London on 5 March. We are delighted with this a...

JUVE Patent Germany Rankings 2020

JUVE Patent published the new JUVE Patent Germany ranking 2020. HOFFMANN EITLE is once again honored and ranked by JUVE as one of the most recommendable patent experts. In the field of "Patent Fil...

Breaking News: the UK Opts-Out of UPCA

The UK will not join the Unified Patent Court system, reports iam, citing a spokesperson of the UK government (https://www.iam-media.com/law-policy/uk-no-upc). This is a major set-back to the EU pa...