von Dr. Bernd Fabry | Apr 23, 2023 | Allgemein
After almost two years of waiting, the Enlarged Board of Appeal published their long-awaited – some would say feared – decision G 2/21 on March 23, 2023 (1). In a nut shell: the disaster fails. But in detail: What is it about? Briefly, about the question...
von Dr. Bernd Fabry | Apr 16, 2023 | Allgemein
With around 482.2 billion U.S. dollars, Apple will be the world’s most valuable brand by brand value in 2022, according to the Best Global Brands ranking. In the ranking compiled by Interbrand, Microsoft only came in second place with more than 278 billion U.S....
von Dr. Bernd Fabry | Mrz 7, 2023 | Allgemein
On March 1, 2023, the sunrise period began, the 3-month phase before the start of the Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court on June 1, 2023. From now on, it is possible to file opt-out requests and thus exclude the jurisdiction of the UPC for existing EP...
von Dr. Bernd Fabry | Feb 22, 2023 | Allgemein
Another pitfall for companies from abroad Amid all the enthusiasm about a successful innovation, it is easy to forget that every invention also involves at least one inventor. Even if circumstances differ greatly from country to country, inventors are entitled to...
von Dr. Bernd Fabry | Feb 8, 2023 | Allgemein
In its ruling C 688-23 of today (1) the European Court of Justice decided that Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) produced by in vitro mutagenesis continue to be exempt from Directive 2001/18/EC (2) and are therefore not subject to the strict rules on transgenic...
