Biting the Bullet

Biting the Bullet

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....
Sunrise Period for the Unitary Patent started

Sunrise Period for the Unitary Patent started

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...
Ip2 White Paper on German Employee Inventor Law

Ip2 White Paper on German Employee Inventor Law

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...
ECJ: No chains for green biotechnology

ECJ: No chains for green biotechnology

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...
IP2’s Christmas Blog

IP2’s Christmas Blog

All I want for Christmas … is cash It’s that time of year again, when „Fairytale of New York“ and „Last Christmas“ fight for the crown, which of the two is once again the most popular Christmas song in Europe. The Pogues‘ quirky...