In April 2019, the Center for Intellectual Property Understanding (CIPU) published a report regarding IP awareness and attitudes. The report summarizes and collects together 15 studies and surveys focusing on IP…
The VDMA (Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau e.V.) is a German engineering association which is based in Frankfurt and has political offices in Brussels and Berlin. With over 3.100 member companies the…
The traditional Oktoberfest will take place from the 20 September to 5 October 2014 in Munich, Germany. During this time, more than 6.7 million liters of beer are sold more than 6…
The world’s fifth largest national Patent and Trademark Office (GPTO) contributes greatly to the protection of technical and industrial innovations in Germany. This protection is of upmost importance for…
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) published the Global Challenges Report on June 11, 2014. The study deals with the climate change as one of the biggest global challenges of our time. Therefore,…
This upcoming Munich Patent Law Conference on 27 June 2014 held in English will focus on:
“Burden of Pleading and Proof in Patent Infringement Cases”
This unique conference is hosted by the Technical University…
The European Patent Office (EPO) carries out a survey every year. The study helps estimate the number of patent filings in the next three years. This information of the probable filing developments helps the EPO…
Just recently, WIPO published statistics on trademark, design and patent filings in 2013. The growth of the filings per country is ranked, as well as the top technologies and largest files. Additionally, the…
We all want to be more creative, come up with better ideas and want our organizations to be more innovative. The question is: How can we achieve these goals? Be inspired by Steven Johnson's video which gives a…
National patent case law remains important: As of May 2012 it is still not known when the EU Patent will actually come into force and when and where the EU Unified Patent Court (note: London, Paris and Munich are…
ANSWER: Intellectual Property (IP) Rights - including trademarks, designs, utility models & patents.
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) just recently published its World IP Indicator 2011…