News and Publications

Protect your rights with utility model patents

Author(s): Dr. Peter Schweighart, Dr. Henrik Vocke Peter Schweighart and Henrik Vocke, European and German patent attorneys and partners in HOFFMANN EITLE's mechanical engineering group, have writ...

Patent Protection of Software Simulators:

Practice at the European Patent Office and Open Questions Author(s): Michele Baccelli, Mitsuyoshi Hiratsuka Michele Baccelli, Patent Attorney and member of HOFFMANN EITLE's electrical engineering...

Germany: Troubled Waters for Pharma IP

Author(s): Dr. Thorsten Bausch Thorsten Bausch, European and German patent attorney, partner and member of HOFFMANN EITLE's chemistry group, has written an article on the apparent difficulty of ph...

HOFFMANN EITLE Newsletter 04/2008 - Rise of claims fees of the EPO

Author(s): Dr. Klemens Stratmann und Peter Wiedemann With its Newsletter 02/2008, HOFFMANN EITLE already provided general information on the fee increases scheduled by the EPO. With the present ne...

HOFFMANN EITLE Newsletter 03/2008

UK Patents Court holds that computer program claims are patentable Author(s): David Sproston On 25 January 2008, the UK Patents Court issued a decision in Astron Clinica and Others, which has cha...

HOFFMANN EITLE Newsletter 02/2008

Decisions CA/D 15/07 and 16/07 of the EPO Administrative Council Author(s): Roy Marsh und Alistair Russell EPO to discourage tall stories and wild claims – applicants should prepare now, if they w...

The design patent - an underestimated property right

Plagiarists have a very hard time when the original manufacturer can pull out the sharp weapon of the design patent. It is incomprehensible that this powerful and inexpensive right is not used more...