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Cease and Desist Letter – What to do? From Ueli Grüter and Giedre Neverauskas They operate in waves, the law firms, but also other companies whose business model consists of issuing warning letters to others for the unlawful use of photos, mainly on the internet, and charging sometimes horrendous fees. The law firms often operate […]

Before Investors invest in the manufacture of a product, they usually obtain an FTO opinion on the product in question. Companies with good intellectual property management (IP management) take a similar approach to product development. FTO opinions on the anticipated end product are already obtained during this process. This is not done without reason! Sense

The European unitary patent is coming. European Patents should make it possible to obtain patent protection in the various European countries via a central procedure before the European Patent Office. This will make it possible to avoid parallel national Examination Proceedings in the various countries and significantly reduce costs. European Patents make it possible to

Effects of the war and the sanctions The war against Ukraine has led to a series of international sanctions and Russian countermeasures. What do these sanctions mean for our customers and their IP Rights in Russia? According to our Russian correspondent attorneys, there is currently no indication that Russia intends to nationalize, confiscate or annul

In the 01/2021 issue of the Allgäu business magazine, Gerhard Wiese and Mirko Schade talk about the merger and the positive effects on the enforcement of Patents and IP Rights in the region.

As you have probably already heard, the instrument of patent boxes was introduced in Switzerland last year, allowing certain tax deductions from cantonal trade tax. Is it worth setting up patent boxes for your company? Calculate it yourself here! In order to get a quick and easy overview of this relatively complex system and to

Shortly before the turn of the year, we speculated whether there would be a European unitary patent in 2021. Now it’s clear: it won’t happen in April and whether it will be summer or fall is still written in the stars or between the dockets of the German Federal Constitutional Court. It is now known

Almost unnoticed by the public, the “unitary patent” project cleared another hurdle on December 18, 2020: The German Bundesrat, the representation of the federal states in the German legislative process, gave its approval. Theoretically, things could happen very quickly now: The law is often taken to the Federal President on the very day it is

The market success of consumer goods depends largely on an attractive presentation and an emotional message. But you also have to be in tune with current trends. Getting these factors right can involve a lot of effort. How can you prevent Imitators from diverting success to their Imitations? Lego® is an interesting example. The Dane

The German government wants to respond to the negative ruling of its constitutional court with a “quick strike”. In March 2020, the court ruled that the first ratification of the UPCA from 2017 was formally invalid due to the lack of a two-thirds majority. The new ratification law passed its first reading in the German