Aug 25, 2020 | Kolumne
Cannabis now being legal in several US states, Canada and some European countries for at least restricted medicinal or, in some rare cases, also for recreational use, has led to a new booming market arising from what was previously known as an illegal trade. As with...
Aug 13, 2020 | Kolumne
Not seen before – the EPO reverts its case law. The patentability of plants and/or parts of plants in the European patent system has long been the subject of heated debate. Nevertheless, for a long time the law appeared to develop incrementally in favour of...
Jul 13, 2020 | Kolumne
For fans of professional sports, it is common to hear the question “are you watching the game tonight?”. The “game” generally refers to a type of ball game. Depending on your cultural background or geographic location, this can refer to quite different things....
Mrz 20, 2020 | Kolumne
The German Constitutional Court (GCC) has decided today in a 5 to 3 decision that the German ratification process for the UPC agreement suffered from a substantial constitutional deficit and is thus void. In short, the GCC considered the ratification of the UPC...
Feb 5, 2020 | Kolumne
Wolfgang Babl Wolfgang Babl Nach jahrelanger Ungewissheit ist es vergangenes Wochenende passiert: Das Vereinigte Königreich hat die Europäische Union (EU) verlassen. Dieser Artikel soll einen groben Überblick über derzeitige Rechtslage nach dem Brexit für Europäische...
Jan 21, 2020 | Kolumne
Patentanwaltskandidat Riccardo Bellingacci PatentanwaltskandidatRiccardo BellingacciSchwerpunkte Ausarbeitung und Verfolgung von deutschen und europäischen Patentanmeldungen in den Bereichen der analog und digital-Elektrotechnik, Biotechnologie, Maschinenbau und...
