News and Publications

"Standard Contract Terms" and "Consumer Protection"

in "Compendium of Japanese Business Law", ed. Baum/Bälz (Cologne 2011), p. 521-532 and p. 567-603 (in German) Author(s): Dr. Marc Dernauer, LL.M. In this German-language compendium on Japanese bu...

"Patent Protection of DNA in Europe" in Patents & Licensing, December 2010, Vol. 40, No. 6, 28-33

Author(s): Dr. J. Renken, Dr. J. Taormino In the December issue of "Patents and Licensing", Dr. Joachim Renken and Dr. Joseph Taormino of HOFFMANN EITLE' biotech department report on the decision...

German Court Decisions in Patent Infringement Matters and Similar Cases in 2009

in: Chizai Kanri No. 12/2010, p. 1949-1970 (in Japanese) Author(s): Dr. Marc Dernauer, LL.M., Dr. Clemens Tobias Steins, LL.M. In the December 2010 issue of the journal Chizai Kanri (English titl...

Oral Proceedings - A Personal View

Author(s): Stephen Avery Our colleague Stephen Avery, partner at HOFFMANN EITLE (London office), has contributed a collection of memorable experiences which he gained in the past 30 years or so of...

Searching for Google's Liability

(May 2010 issue of Corporate Counsel magazine) Author(s): Angela Wenninger In the May 2010 issue of the magazine "Corporate Counsel", attorney-at-law Angela Wenninger of HOFFMANN EITLE's trademar...

Special Issue No. 1 (2009) of the "Journal of Japanese Law" (in German)

Author(s): Dr. G. Rahn, Dr. D. Schüssler-Langeheine, Dr. M. Dernauer, Dr. A. Petersen-Padberg, Dr. C. T. Steins, Dr. A. Dehner The first special issue of the "Journal of Japanese Law", edited by D...

"Handbook on Japanese Commercial and Business Law" (in German)

Author(s): Dr. G. Rahn, Dr. D. Schüssler-Langeheine, Dr. M. Dernauer, Dr. A. Petersen-Padberg, Dr. C. T. Steins, Dr. A. Dehner et al. The above-mentioned authors, all attorneys-at-law or (prospect...

Protect your rights with utility model patents

Author(s): Dr. Peter Schweighart, Dr. Henrik Vocke Peter Schweighart and Henrik Vocke, European and German patent attorneys and partners in HOFFMANN EITLE's mechanical engineering group, have writ...

Patent Protection of Software Simulators:

Practice at the European Patent Office and Open Questions Author(s): Michele Baccelli, Mitsuyoshi Hiratsuka Michele Baccelli, Patent Attorney and member of HOFFMANN EITLE's electrical engineering...

Germany: Troubled Waters for Pharma IP

Author(s): Dr. Thorsten Bausch Thorsten Bausch, European and German patent attorney, partner and member of HOFFMANN EITLE's chemistry group, has written an article on the apparent difficulty of ph...