Patent Law
Commemorative Publication "50 Years of the Federal Patent Court" with contribution from Dr Klaus Dieter Langfinger.
The Federal Patent Court will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year. To mark the event, the publication "50 Years of the Federal Patent Court" will appear and will include articles on industrial property rights from around 70 authors on 1184 pages. BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Dr Klaus Dieter Langfinger has contributed the article "Olazapon - A Paradigm Shift" (p 379). The publication is published by presiding judges at the Federal Patent Court Munich, Achim Bender, Klaus Schülke and Dr Volker Winterfeldt and can be ordered from Wolters Kluwer Publishers: ISBN 978-3-452-27526-4: http://shop.wolterskluwer.de/wkd/shop/shop,1/50-jahre-bundespatentgericht,978-3-452-27526-4,carl-heymanns-verlag,53715/
09.09.2011
Dr Jan B. Krauss in "Journal of Patent and Trademark Office Society"
Together with Prof Toshiko Takenaka (University of Washington, Seattle), BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Dr Jan B. Krauss has contributed an article to the Journal of Patent and Trademark Office Society (JPTOS) (edition 02/2011 volume 93, issue 2) entitled "A Special Rule for Compound Protection for DNA-sequences - Impact of the ECJ "Monsanto" decision on Patent Practice". www.jptos.org
15.08.2011
Dr. Stefan Schohe comments on the latest decision by the Federal Court of Justice on computer-implemented inventions.
In the July/August issue of the IP Journal "Mitteilungen der deutschen Patentanwälte", BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT expert Dr. Stefan Schohe comments on the latest decision by the Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof) on statutory requirements for the patentability of computer-implemented inventions (decision X ZR 121/09 - Website Display (Webseitenanzeige)). He especially puts this decision in context to the most recent case law of the Federal Court of Justice and of the European Patent Office.
15.08.2011
"Notices from German Patent Lawyers": Dr Jan B. Kraus on the decisions G1/08 and G2/07.
BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Dr Jan Krauss contributed an article entitled "What are <essentially biological procedures>?" in the current edition 06/2011 of the specialist magazine "Notices from German Patent Lawyers" and comments on the decisions G1/08 and G2/07. These decisions centred on the clarification of the term "essentially biological procedures" used in the European Patent Convention, for example, to exclude procedures for the growing of plants from patentability.
04.07.2011
Dr Klaus-Dieter Langfinger on "Research Privilege and Indirect Patent Infringement".
The current newsletter 1/2011 of the Association of Industrial Property Experts (VPP) includes an article composed by BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Dr Klaus-Dieter Langfinger on the subject of "Research Privilege and Indirect Patent Infringement". The article is based on a speech given by Dr Langfinger at the VPP Autumn Conference. Those interested and who are not members of the VPP can request the article directly from langfinger(at)boehmert.de Source: www.vpp-patent.de, newsletter 01/2011, p 53-61.
14.03.2011
Dr. Stefan Schohe – Comments on the Decision Amazon.com, Inc. vs. Attorney General of Canada et al. by the Canadian Court of Appeal
The famous Amazon “One-click” application was subject matter of a decision of the Canadian Court of Appeal, which dealt in a fundamental manner with the issue of patenting business –related inventions. In the February issue of IP journal “Mitteilungen der deutschen Patentanwälte” (p. 78), BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT expert Dr. Stefan Schohe summarized the essentials of the court’s reasoning and put it in context with recent decisions in the USA (In re Bilski) and in Europe.
14.03.2011
"Notices from German Patent Lawyers": Dr. Jan B. Krauss on the <Monsanto decision>.
In the 02/2011 edition of "Mitteilungen Deutscher Patentanwälte" (Notices from German Patent Lawyers), BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Dr Jan B. Krauss has contributed an article entitled "Welcome to the Privileges of Substance Protection for DNA Sequences - The Monsanto Decision and Information-related Substance Protection" and has commented on this decision.
07.03.2011
"China Intellectual Property Magazine" with article by Prof Goddar and Dr Haarmann.
BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Prof Dr Heinz Goddar and Dr Carl-Richard Haarmann recently published an article in the 11/12-2010 (China IP 11-12/2010,pp 68/72) edition of the much respected Chinese specialist newspaper "China Intellectural Property Magazine"(ISSN 1811-4822). The article entitled "The defence against unjustified attacks based on IPR on the opportunity of trade fairs and exhibitions in Germany" looks at the risks faced by exhibitors committing infringement of industrial property rights in trade fairs taking place in Germany. The authors also explain which strategies can be employed to avoid these risks. The article is available in English at: http://www.chinaipmagazine.com/en/journal-show.asp?id=651
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07.02.2011
Expanded 3rd edition of the EPC Guide for Practitioners has been released in Japan.
The Japanese version of the 3rd edition of the well-known “EPC Handbook - Guide for Practitioners” was released recently (ISBN 978-4-7693-7180-9). This edition was also co-authored by BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT Partners, Prof. Dr. Heinz Goddar and Christian W. Appelt, and translated into Japanese by the Japanese authors, Motohiko Fujimara, S. Nagaoka and Key Konishi. In particular, the third edition covers the extensive changes to the European Patent Convention (EPC) which came into force on 1st April 2010. Versions of the EPC Handbook are also available in China, Taiwan and India, as well as in Arabic.
29.09.2010
Dr. Stefan Schohe – Comments on the Opinion G 3/08 by the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office
BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT expert Dr. Stefan Schohe provided a contribution on current legal developments in the field of computer-implemented inventions in issue 06/2010 (p. 285) in the professional journal “Mitteilungen der deutschen Patentanwälte”. Dr. Schohe commented on the opinion G 3/08 of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office, which discusses of the role of the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office and the issue of patentability of computer-implemented inventions in a fundamental manner. The opinion was preceded by extensive proceedings, during the course of which about 100 amicus curiae briefs were filed.
09.07.2010
Dr J B Krauss with contribution in AIPPI Japanese Journal.
In collaboration with Prof Toshiko Takenaka (University of Washington, Seattle, USA), BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Dr Jan B Krauss provides the article "Claims Directed at Diagnostic Methods in Light of the Recent U.S. Case Law in re Bliski and Classen" published at http://www.aippi.or.jp/top_e.htm in the April edition of the AIPPI Japanese Journal.
26.04.2010
Dr J. B. Krauss on "Claims to Diagnostic Procedures"
In collaboration with Prof Toshiko Takenaka (University of Washington, Seattle, USA), BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Dr Jan B. KRAUSS has written an article appearing in the patent law magazine "Mitteilungen der deutschen Patentanwälte" (Notices from German Patent Attorneys) (Edition 08-09/2009) on "Claims to Diagnostic Procedures" in light of the US court judgement re Bilski and Classen".
07.09.2009
"Mitteilungen der deutschen Patentanwälte": Review by Dr J. B. Krauss
The 07/2009 edition of the patent law magazine "Mitteilungen der deutschen Patentanwälte" (Notices from German Patent Attorneys) contained a review written by BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Dr Jan B. KRAUSS. The review was for a book written by Fritz Dolder / Jeffrey M. Butler: "Der Schutzbereich von Patenten" (Scope of Protection of Patents). The book is published by Carl Heymanns. ISBN: 978-3452260932.
07.09.2009
Commemorative Publication "Patent Law" with BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT contribution.
To mark the 65th birthday of the lawyer Thomas Reimann, Reimann Osterrieth Köhler Haft Chambers in Dusseldorf, the commemorative publication "Patent Law" will be published by Carl Heymanns Verlag, Wolters Kluwer Germany. The work is edited by lawyers Prof Christian Osterrieth, Dr Martin Köhler and Klaus Haft. BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Prof. Dr. Heinz Goddar has contributed the essay "Cross-border Indirect Patent Infringement" (p. 153-161). The publication (ISBN 978-3-452-27057-3) can be ordered through Wolters Kluwer Deutschland GmbH. www.wolterskluwer.de
08.05.2009
"Patent Law and Theory" with contribution from BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partners recently published.
Boehmert & Boehmert partners Prof Dr Heinz Goddar, Dr Stefan Schohe and Christian W. Appelt have contributed an article to the recently published book by Prof Toshiko Takenaka "Patent Law and Theory: A Handbook of Contemporary Research". The article contribution is entitled "Patenting software-related inventions in Europe". The book (ISBN 978 1 84542 413 8) can be ordered from Marston Book Services Limited (www.marston.co.uk) or directly by email direct.order(at)marston.co.uk.
17.04.2009
"Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property" – Reference with Boehmert & Boehmert-Expertise.
Boehmert & Boehmert experts Prof Dr Heinz Goddar, Dr Jan Krauss and Dr Andreas Winkler working together with Dr Charles Miller (Dickstein, Shapira, LLP, USA) and Dr Hirokazu (Abe, Ikubo, Katayama, Japan) cooperated on the book "Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property - From Innovators to Generics" which appeared at the beginning of 2009. The English language publication covers numerous aspects of industrial property rights affecting the pharmaceutical industry. The book not only covers the various patent systems in the USA, Europe and Japan, but also aspects of product strategy, licensing, expansion and the management of patent portfolios, valuation of industrial property rights and data exclusivity. Publisher and initiator of the publication is Dr Mohammed Saleem from the Science forum for Intellectual & Industrial Property Services in Amman, Jordan. The book can be obtained for € 25 (plus customs charge and packaging) from sips(at)orange.jo
16.04.2009
Dr. Jan Krauss comments in Publications of German Patent Lawyers.
BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Dr. Jan B. Krauss recently made a contribution in the specialist magazine Publications of German Patent Lawyers (Booklet 2/2009), this time on "The EC Regulation No. 1901/2006 on children's medicines and its consequences on patent law practice". The same edition also includes a commentary on the recent decision of the US court CAFC in the case "Proveris v Innovasystems" on the question of experimental privilege. The magazine can be obtained from Carl Heymanns Verlag, ISSN 0026-6884. www.heymanns.com
09.03.2009
EPC Guide for Practitioners now also available in English.
As from the beginning of 2009, the well-known EPC Handbook – Guide for Practitioners is also available in English. The book is published by Folio India (ISBN 978-81-905377-1-1) and was compiled by Japanese authors Motohiko Fujimura, S. Nagaoka and Key Konishi together with BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partners Prof. Dr. Heinz Goddar and Christian W. Apppelt. Folio India describes the book as “an indispensable reference book for all practitioners of patent law”. The English edition is available from salilsgr@yahoo.com or in all good international bookshops, e.g. from www.folioindia.com/book.htm
05.02.2009
BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT-Partner Dr. Stefan Schohe has co-authored the German part of the AIPPI report on Liability for Contributory Infringement of IPRs.
BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner, Dr. Stefan Schohe, cooperated in writing the German section of the AIPPI (Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Industrielle) report on liability for contributory infringement of intellectual property rights. The report is available at the AIPPI website www.aippi.org.
The direct link to the English version of the report is:
http://www.aippi.org/download/comitees/204/GR204germany.pdf
08.12.2008
Contribution from BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT Author Published in New Springer Title.
In the newly published title “Innovation Earnings Statement“ (Springer, 2008), BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partners Prof. Dr. Heinz Goddar and Prof. Dr. Ulrich Moser have jointly written the chapter “Fundamental Elements in the Valuation of Intangible Assets”. The book is aimed at managers, engineers, persons responsible for finances and patent specialists in the fields of research, development, manufacturing processes and intellectual property rights in the branches of industry and consumer goods. It can be ordered online via Springer Verlag publishing house.
ISBN 978-3-540-77615-4 (there Part II 5, p.p. 121-177)
11.07.2008
WIPO Publication “Teaching of Intellectual Property” - with contribution from BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT- published.
BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Professor Dr. H. Goddar has written the contribution “Teaching IP practical skills for practitioners and attorneys” for the newly published work “Teaching of Intellectual Property Law – Principles and Methods” (Published by WIPO and Cambridge University Press). The handbook, in which prominent, international IP specialists describe their teaching methods and give practical examples, can be ordered via the Online Shop of the World International Property Organization. www.wipo.int/ebookshop . ISBN: 978-0-521-71646-8
15.05.2008
EPC Guide for Practitioners. 2nd edition in Japanese now published.
The BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partners, Prof. Dr. Heinz Goddar and Christian W. Appelt also authored the 2nd edition of the EPV Handbook in Japanese, published in December 2007. In particular, the freshly revised handbook takes into consideration the new regulation of the European Patent Convention (EPC) 2000, as well as the new jurisdiction emerging since the 1st edition was published in the year 2002. It is addressed to practicing patent specialists engaged in industry and consultancy in Japan. ISBN 978-4-7693-7161-8. Kogyo Chosakai Publishing, Inc. www.kocho-net.com
10.01.2008
Handbook on Commercial Criminal Law with contributions from BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partners.
The well-known Handbook on Commercial Criminal Law (HWSt.) by the two authors Prof. Dr. Hans Achenbach and Prof. Dr. Andreas Ransiek has now been published in the 2nd revised and expanded edition (11/2007) by the publishing house C.F. Müller Verlag, Heidelberg. The chapter on copyright law and on patent and utility patent law are written exclusively by BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partners. A new addition, on account of its increasing significance, is the subject of "Product Piracy" contributed by Dr Florian Schwab. Further chapters have been contributed by Prof. Dr. Axel Nordemann (“Criminal Intellectual Property Law”). In addition, Malte Nentwig (“Patent and Design Protection Law”) has taken over and expanded the original contribution written by Dr. Ludwig Kouker. The handbook offers a compact presentation of the most important fields of commercial criminal law and is primarily focussed on the illustration of practically relevant aspects. Handbook on Commercial Criminal Law. Series: Law in Practice. C.F. Müller Verlag, publishing house, Heidelberg. 2007. ISBN 9783811436213.
10.01.2008
Review by Dipl.-Phys. Christian W. Appelt in “Mitteilungen der deutschen Patentanwälte”.
BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Christian W. Appelt has reviewed the standard commentary on the “European Patent Convention” which is now in its 4th edition (authors: Singer/Stauder). The review was published in the “Mitteilungen der deutschen Patentanwälte” [“German Patent Attorneys’ Bulletins”] (10/2007 issue).
Paper published by Prof. Dr. H. Goddar and Prof. Dr. U. Moser in the journal “Finanzbetrieb”.
BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner, Professor Dr. Heinz Goddar, together with Professor Dr. Ulrich Moser, Erfurt, has published a paper on the subject "The Principles for the Evaluation of Immaterial Assets as Exemplified by Patent-Protected Technologies ". In the first part of the paper, the theoretical principles for the evaluation of immaterial assets are presented. Part 1 has appeared in the journal "Finanzbetrieb" (Issue No.10, October 2007, 9th. Yr., pp. 594 – 609) The publication can be purchased via the publishing group (www.finanzbetrieb.de).
GRUR 03/07 with article of BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner on copyright contract law and antitrust law.
The current edition of GRUR from March 2007 contains a new article by BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Prof. Dr. Jan Bernd Nordemann entitled „Copyright Contract Law and the New Antitrust Law Pursuant to Art. 81 EU and § 1 GWB [Act Against Restraints of Competition]“. In this article, Prof. Dr. Nordemann examined in particular the antitrust restrictions for copyright licences, that result from the ban on competition restrictive agreements pursuant to art. 81 EU and § 1 GWB. The professional journal GRUR is regarded as Germany’s leading magazine in the area of intellectual property. Customers of the Beck publishing house can view the article here: http://rsw.beck.de/rsw/shop/default.asp?sessionid=1E4B2A3717A84BD383D7A45514554419&toc=Grur.50
Our partner, Dr. Ludwig Kouker, wrote "Patent- und Gebrauchsmusterstrafrecht, Markenstrafrecht" (Patent and utility model criminal law) and "Markenstrafrecht" (Trademark criminal law) in Achenbach/Ransiek (Eds.) Handbuch Wirtschaftsstrafrecht, (Handbook of Commercial Criminal Law), 2004.
