Simon Michels, Author at Kluwer Patent Blog

Oral Proceedings at the EPO in Times of COVID-19

Simon Michels (Stellbrink & Partner)/June 30, 2020June 30, 2020 /1 Comment

A personal account on the oral proceedings I recently had before the Boards of Appeal I recently had oral proceedings at the EPO’s Boards of Appeal for the first time since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. As many practitioners may be interested in how this is organized, I am happy to share…

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German Federal Patent Court outlines detailed guidelines for royalty rates

Simon Michels (Stellbrink & Partner)/January 31, 2019January 31, 2019

In a recently published decision, the German Federal Patent Court outlines in detail which aspects they consider relevant to arrive at a royalty rate (ruling by the Federal Patent Court dated November 21st 2017, published in GRUR 2018, 803). It is one of the rare decisions where a German Court analyzes in detail which aspects…