Hogan Lovells’ U.S. + German Patent Update reports on recent patent news and cases from Germany and the United States. The most recent update is available in English here. This update covers the following developments across the U.S. and Germany: United States PTAB Has Discretion to Join Parties and New Issues in “Limited Circumstances” – Proppant Express Investments, LLC v. Oren Technologies, LLC (13 March 2019) PTAB Establishes New Precedent and Pilot Program for…

Hogan Lovells’ U.S. + German Patent Update reports on recent patent news and cases from Germany and the United States. The January 2019 Update is available in the following languages: English language available here 日本語(Japanese language) available here 한국어 (Korean language) available here The January 2019 spotlight article covers a recent Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) decision in Germany concerning ex parte preliminary injunctions. In this case, the first instance / appeal courts had issued preliminary injunctions…

IN THIS ISSUE  PTAB Denies Institution as Duplicative Due to Earlier IPR Challenge by Different Petitioner – Shenzhen Silver Star Intelligent Tech. v. iRobot Corp. (5 September 2018) German Federal Patent Court on Filing Auxiliary Requests With Narrower Claims in Patent Nullity Proceedings – “Satellite Based Paging System with Location Transmission,” Federal Patent Court of Germany, 6 NI 69/16 (EP) USPTO Announces Proposal to Change System for Seeking Amendments in PTAB Proceedings (25 October …

The U.S. and Germany are two of the most important fora in the world for patent litigation. The U.S. has long been one of the largest markets for patent litigation, and Germany has constantly attracted more than 50% of all European patent litigation. Hogan Lovells offers its multi-lingual update, dated September 2018, on notable recent patent developments across these two countries. This update can be accessed by clicking on one of the following languages: English…

The U.S. and Germany are two of the most key fora in the world for patent litigation. The U.S. has long been one of the largest markets for patent litigation, and Germany has constantly attracted more than 50% of all European patent litigation. Hogan Lovells offers its multi-lingual update, dated July 2018, on notable recent patent developments across these two countries. This update can be accessed by clicking on one of the following languages: English…