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Publication
31.03.2008
HOFFMANN EITLE Newsletter 03/2008
UK Patents Court holds that computer program claims are patentable Author(s): David Sproston On 25 January 2008, the UK Patents Court issued a decision in Astron Clinica and Others, which has cha...
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Publication
29.02.2008
HOFFMANN EITLE Newsletter 02/2008
Decisions CA/D 15/07 and 16/07 of the EPO Administrative Council Author(s): Roy Marsh und Alistair Russell EPO to discourage tall stories and wild claims – applicants should prepare now, if they w...
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Publication
01.01.2008
The design patent - an underestimated property right
Plagiarists have a very hard time when the original manufacturer can pull out the sharp weapon of the design patent. It is incomprehensible that this powerful and inexpensive right is not used more...
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