News and Publications

WTR 1000 Rankings 2025

WTR 1000, the leading global guide to trademark firms and professionals, has released its 2025 rankings, and we’re pleased to share that HOFFMANN EITLE has been recognized as a Bronze firm for the...

EPO appeal case T 943/22 clarifies procedural limitations in EPO Appeals following opponent withdrawal

In T943/22, the EPO Boards of Appeal has clarified the scope of appeal review in cases where all opponents withdraw their oppositions during proceedings. This is an interesting case in which HOFFMA...

Opposition Division members can be exchanged following telephone conversations concerning divisional applications

It is very unusual for the EPO Opposition Divisions (ODs) to agree to replace one of their members due to the appearance of partiality. Yet exactly this happened in the Opposition against EP 336806...

KSVR (Düsseldorf) and HOFFMANN EITLE join forces

We are very pleased to announce that the Düsseldorf office of the law firm “KSVR” (König - Szynka - Tilmann - von Renesse) and HOFFMANN EITLE PartmbB will join forces as of 1 February 2025. KSVR an...

HOFFMANN EITLE announces newest members to the partnership and key promotion

As of January 2025, we are happy to welcome three new members to the partnership: Stephan Klaus, Kei Enomoto, and David Miller. These individuals have made significant contributions to the firm ove...

HOFFMANN EITLE colleagues who have successfully qualified as an attorney at a national level

We are very proud to announce the HOFFMANN EITLE colleagues who have successfully qualified as an attorney at a national level in 2024. Congratulations go to the newly qualified German Patent Atto...

HOFFMANN EITLE Quarterly Newsletter 12/24

Dear Colleagues and Friends, In this issue of the Hoffmann Eitle Quarterly, we cover a range of compelling topics. Our first article explores the complexities of inventorship for AI-assisted/gener...

Higher Regional Court Frankfurt Awards Full Patent Ownership to our client Silimed

HOFFMANN EITLE is pleased to announce a significant legal victory on behalf of our client, SILIMED Indústria de Implantes Ltda., in a landmark patent ownership case. After extensive proceedings tha...

HOFFMANN EITLE welcomes new partner to the London office

We are pleased to announce that Juliet Redhouse has joined HOFFMANN EITLE as a partner in the biotechnology practice group and will be based in the London office. Juliet brings over 13 years of ex...

CoA Overturns UPC Helsinki Local Division on Opt-Out Withdrawal

The Court of Appeal (CoA) has overturned a decision by the UPC Helsinki Local Division (Decision of 20 October 2023, UPC_CFI_214/2023), clarifying that national proceedings initiated before the tra...