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15-04-2021

15.04.2021 – Webinar

Quo vadis-CAI

dompatent will give a short insight into the CAI (EU- China Comprehensive Agreement on Investments) and the current status of the agreement.

12-02-2021

Donations to social projects in the Cologne area

we decided to send the majority of our New Year’s cards by e-mail rather than by post

22-01-2021

Partnership Dr. Alan Stewart and Dr. Alexander Schuld

dompatent von Kreisler is pleased to announce that Dr. Alan Stewart and Dr. Alexander Schuld have been appointed as new partners. To learn more about them and why they are an asset to our firm please click on the profiles.

01-01-2021

HOLIDAY WISHES 2020

dompatent von Kreisler wishes you a New Year filled with happiness, success and most importantly good health.

02-12-2020

Patentability of transgenic animals – summary by Dr. Annika Meyers

Read a summary by one of our IP trainees Dr. Annika Meyers on this topic in the journal „IP – Rechtsberater (IPRB)“.

09-11-2020

Those who succeed attract imitators

dompatent promotes Aktion Plagiarius as a supporting member. We would like to sustain our clients in this way as well, in order to draw attention to product and brand piracy and the associated disadvantages from an economic point of view but also with regard to safety deficiencies.

25-03-2024

EPO Opposition v.s. UPC Revocation

The implementation of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) provides another way to centrally invalidate a European patent in more than one European state. Pursuant to Art. 24(1) of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA), when hearing a case brought before it, the UPC shall base its decision on Union law, the UPCA, the [...]
21-12-2023

Dompatent involved in groundbreaking Unified Patent Court (UPC) decision

We are delighted to reveal that our colleagues, notably featuring Andreas Gagidis, Dr. Alexander Schuld, Ziduan Fang, Dr. Mark Standke, Yanjie Li, and Dr. Stephan Milles, have secured victory in a noteworthy case at the Unified Patent Court (UPC)'s local chamber in Munich. This decision signals a significant shift from the traditional stance of the [...]
20-12-2023

Inside Look at the Unified Patent Court: Our Personal Journey and Insights

A first look at the Unified Patent Court (UPC)   As industries expand and economies become more interlinked, the significance of safeguarding patents across European borders grows increasingly vital. In response, the Unified Patent Court (UPC) emerges as a key judicial institution dedicated to the standardization and centralization of European patent cases, providing a streamlined [...]
12-05-2023

New Guidelines for Examination of the European Patent Office enter into force on 1 March 2023

The March 2023 edition of the Guidelines for the Examination in the European Patent Office entered into force on 1 March 2023. This new guideline provides instructions on the practice and procedure to be followed in the various aspects of the examination of European patent applications and patents in accordance with the European Patent Convention [...]