On July 2, 2024, the German Federal Patent Court (docket no. 3 Ni 18/21 (EP)) invalidated the German part of VARTA Microbattery’s European patent EP 2 443 691 in its entirety. VARTA can appeal the...
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European Patent Office: Fee Changes 2024
As of April 1, 2024, the European Patent Office (EPO) will again increase its fees. As published recently, the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation has decided to amend the...
Grünecker receives Tier 1 ranking for trademarks
Grünecker has once again been honoured by the Legal500 editorial team as one of Germany's leading law firms for trademarks. In the category unfair competition the firm was ranked in Tier 2. In...
Legal500: Grünecker is one of the top law firms for patent prosecution and patent litigation
In the new Legal500 ranking, Grünecker has once again been recognised with a Tier 1 ranking for patent prosecution. The firm was also awarded another Tier 2 ranking in the area of patent litigation:...
World Trademark Review: Grünecker again receives Gold and Silver Tier Rankings
Grünecker was once again recognised as a gold tier firm in this year's WTR 1000 ranking. The law firm was also listed as silver tier in the category “European Union Intellectual Property Office.”...
Grunecker patent study in the “Handelsblatt”: German automotive manufacturers have patented important e-car innovations directly in China
The "Handelsblatt" of December 4, 2023 reports in detail on the law firm's current patent study in the company section: "German automotive manufacturers double patents in China - In the Chinese...
JUVE 2023/24 on Grünecker’s Patent Litigation practice: Team of patent attorneys and attorneys-at-law is recommended
The new JUVE ranking attests that "Grünecker is positioned in the German market for patent disputes with a leading team of patent attorneys". The attorneys are also highlighted and praised for their...
JUVE 2023/24 on Grünecker’s Trademark and Competition Law practice
"In addition to its flagship discipline of trademark law, team is extremely renowned in competition law" In the new edition of the JUVE Handbook, the editors praise the firm's "strong profile of its...
Grünecker receives MIP awards in the categories “European Patent Prosecution Firm of the Year” and “Germany Patent Prosecution Firm of the Year”
Grünecker has once again been recognized at the prestigious Managing IP Awards. For the second time in a row the firm was honored as "European Patent Prosecution Firm of the Year" and also received...
Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers recognise once again 25 Grünecker patent attorneys and attorneys-at-law
In the 2024 edition of the Handelsbaltt and Best Lawyers ranking, a total of 25 Grünecker patent attorneys and attorneys-at-law were recognised as leaders in their respective fields: Dr. Bernd...
Grünecker appoints three new Associate Partners
With the appointment of three Associate Partners at its Munich office, Grünecker further strengthens its expertise in the areas of patent and trademark law. Cornelia Schmitt, Yilin Jin and Jeg...
G 2/21: EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal Rules on Admissibility of Post-Published Evidence in Support of Inventive Step
On 23 March 2023, the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office issued its decision on case G2/21 concerning the admissibility of post-published evidence/data submitted in support of...