News and Publications

"Should Purposiveness Play a Role in the Assessment of Novelty of Numerical Ranges?"

in Patents and Licensing, December 2013, Vol. 43, No. 6, 18-19 Author(s): Morten Garberg (European and British Patent Attorney) In the December 2013 issue of "Patents and Licensing", Morten Garbe...

The Patent Lawyer Magazine: Patent Litigation in Europe

Key Cases 2013 (part 2) Author(s): E. Pfaff, M. Jones and others In the November/December 2013 issue of "The Patent Lawyer Magazine", HOFFMANN EITLE provide a summary of key judgments in patent l...

"Leflunomide - or: The Risky Life of a Generic Manufacturer in Germany" in Patents & Licensing, April 2013, Vol. 43, No. 2, 31-34

Author(s): Dr. B. Kröger, Dr. Th. Bausch In the April 2013 issue of "Patents and Licensing", Dr. Bernd Kröger and Dr. Thorsten Bausch of HOFFMANN EITLE's chemistry group discuss a recent patent ca...

The Patent Lawyer Magazine: Key Cases in Europe - 2012/2013

Author(s): E. Pfaff, S. Klopschinski, M. Jones, A. Stefferl, J.C. Zillies, J.-H. Spilgies In the most recent issue of "The Patent Lawyer Magazine", HOFFMANN EITLE provide a summary of key judgment...

"Late-filing during Appeal Proceedings Before the EPO" in Patents & Licensing, February 2013, Vol. 43, No. 1, 34-37

Author(s): Dr. M. Retzlaff, Dr. P. Klusmann In the February 2013 issue of "Patents and Licensing", Dr. Marco Retzlaff and Dr. Peter Klusmann of HOFFMANN EITLE's chemistry group provide an update o...

"Seven Recent CJEU Decisions in SPC Matters" in Patents & Licensing, August 2012, Vol. 42, No. 4, 31-35

Author(s): Dr. M. Kindler, Dr. K. Stratmann In the August 2012 issue of "Patents and Licensing", Dr. Matthias Kindler and Dr. Klemens Stratmann of HOFFMANN EITLE's chemistry department summarize s...

"Litigation and EPO Oppositions/Appeals Related to Oxycodone" in Patents & Licensing, June 2012, Vol. 42, No. 3, 27-30

Author(s): Dr. Th. Bausch In the June 2012 issue of "Patents and Licensing", Dr. Thorsten Bausch of HOFFMANN EITLE's chemistry department takes a look at an interesting patent case both from an EP...

"Business Law in Japan – Cases and Comments: Intellectual Property, Civil, Commercial and International Private Law"

Author(s): M. Bälz, M. Dernauer, Chr. Heath, A. Petersen-Padberg (eds.) Together Prof. Dr. Moritz Bälz (University of Frankfurt) and Dr. Christopher Heath (BoA, EPO), Dr. Marc Dernauer and Dr. Anj...

"Patent Practice in Japan and Europe: Liber Amicorum for Guntram Rahn"

Author(s): Dr. Bernd Hansen, Dr. Dirk Schüßler-Langeheine (eds./Hrsg.) Based on the initiative of Dr. Bernd Hansen, former partner and head of HOFFMANN EITLE's chemistry department, and Dr. Dirk S...

"The Thorny Path towards a Unitary European Patent

Update on the Latest Developments" in Patents and Licensing, June 2011, Vol. 41, No. 3, 25-29 Author(s): Dr. Th. Bausch In the June issue of "Patents and Licensing", Dr. Thorsten Bausch of HOFFMA...