In the 2026 edition of the Best Lawyers ranking, published in cooperation with Handelsblatt, 40 patent attorneys and attorneys-at-law from Grünecker have been recognized as leading experts in their respective fields. This distinction honors outstanding legal expertise...
We would like to inform you that fake emails with the subject line “Notification for investigation of intellectual property rights infringement” or “Notification to address intellectual property rights violations” are currently in circulation. These emails...
The Local Division Düsseldorf is the first division of the UPC issuing a decision on the infringement of second medical use claims. In its landmark decision, it indicates the legal principles to apply, taking its own approach which might be inspired by but is still...
Our partner Dr. Markus Grammel analyzes for GRUR Patent (published by C.H. Beck Verlag) the recent decision “Planungseinrichtung” (X ZR 92/22) by the German Federal Court of Justice (BGH), which clarifies that an auxiliary request filed during first-instance...
In the current issue of pharmind (87, No. 4/2025; in German), Dr. Julia Traumann and Dr. Markus Grammel provide an in-depth analysis of the fundamental structure and early practical experience with the new European unitary patent system. Their article explores the...