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I started IP Newsflash in 2004 when training to become a patent attorney with the goal to always see the latest communications from the IP Offices, IP related decisions and other IP related news. 

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Mea Culpa: Trump Administration Moves Swiftly on Tariffs Appeal
by Dennis Crouch In my prior posts about the Federal Circuit's V.O.S. Selections decision, I suggest ...
Fri, 05 Sep 2025 15:58:57 +0200
Parenting Skills That Can Help Lawyers Thrive Professionally
As kids head back to school, the time is ripe for lawyers who are parents to consider how they can i ...
Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:25:24 +0200
Beyond the hype: strategic responses to USPTO’s AI-enhanced patent examination
The USPTO’s adoption of AI-powered tools like DesignVision and Similarity Search is transforming p ...
Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +0200
Enablement Standard Insights From Fed. Circ. Agilent Ruling
The Federal Circuit's recent enablement standard decision in Agilent v. Synthego underscores three c ...
Fri, 05 Sep 2025 12:45:22 +0200
Hytera hit with $70 million penalty for breaching Motorola royalty order
The court’s order sends a strong signal to companies about the scrutiny that post-litigation product changes may face
Fri, 05 Sep 2025 07:48:52 +0200
The UK government’s SEP consultation has laudable aims but some of its proposals are misguided
Worryingly, some of the current proposals appear not to be grounded in the commercial and legal realities of SEP licensing and litigation
Fri, 05 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0200
Hyatt v. Stewart: Why Petrella and SCA Hygiene Don’t Save Long-Delayed Patent Prosecutions
by Dennis Crouch The Federal Circuit’s new opinion in Hyatt v. Stewart affirms a bench-trial judgm ...
Fri, 05 Sep 2025 01:15:55 +0200
Late Funkadelic Member’s Royalty Suit Too Late, Judge Finds
A Michigan federal judge ended a case Thursday brought against George Clinton by his late keyboardis ...
Thu, 04 Sep 2025 23:18:05 +0200
AI Co. Sues Rival, Ex-Exec Over Alleged Trade Secret Theft
Scale AI Inc. has slapped Mercor and a former executive with a trade secret theft suit in California ...
Thu, 04 Sep 2025 22:48:44 +0200
PTAB Mostly Backs Comcast In Entropic Patent Challenges
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has found that numerous claims of two Entropic Communications LLC ...
Thu, 04 Sep 2025 20:59:57 +0200
Samsung Inks Deal To End Neonode Smartphone’s Patent Suit
A Texas federal judge has approved Neonode Smartphone's bid to dismiss the company's patent suit aga ...
Thu, 04 Sep 2025 20:47:46 +0200

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Notices From the Offices

Major Consultation to Strengthen UK’s £100 Billion Design Sector
Views and insights from across the UK’s design sector are sought by 27 November 2025.
Thu, 04 Sep 2025 10:05:05 +0200
Consultation on changes to the UK designs framework
This consultation seeks views from designers on how to improve the UK designs system and ensure that it best supports UK businesses.
Thu, 04 Sep 2025 10:00:04 +0200
Erfinder Klaus Krinner gestorben: Der Weihnachts-Retter
Thu, 04 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0200
Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7111
Publication date 3 September 2025
Wed, 03 Sep 2025 03:30:00 +0200
USPTO implementing additional security measures for Patent Center
Tue, 02 Sep 2025 14:35:45 +0200
Venture Capital Metric Reshapes WIPO’s Global Innovation Cluster Rankings
The addition of venture capital (VC) deal activity as a new metric in this year's WIPO Global Innova ...
Mon, 01 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0200
Intellectual Property Valuation Basics for Technology Transfer Professionals
This guide provides foundational knowledge and tools to apply practical valuation methods, empowerin ...
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0200
Official Statistics: Monthly statistics: Patents, trade marks and designs: August 2025
These statistics include monthly data for patents, trade marks and designs.
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 09:39:45 +0200
Patent Cooperation Treaty Yearly Review 2025 – Executive Summary: The International Patent System
This executive brief identifies the key trends in the use of the WIPO-administered Patent Cooperatio ...
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0200
Hague Yearly Review 2025 – Executive Summary: International Registration of Industrial Designs
This executive brief identifies key trends in the use of the WIPO-administered Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs.
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0200
USPTO enhances assignment records search process
Wed, 27 Aug 2025 18:35:11 +0200

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IP Decisions

BPatG München 30. Senat, Beschluss vom 03.02.2024, 30 W (pat) 21/22
In der Beschwerdesache…betreffend die Marke 30 2018 114 001hat der 30. Senat (Marken- und Design-B ...
Mon, 11 Aug 2025 21:08:56 +0200
BPatG München 30. Senat, Beschluss vom 08.05.2025, 30 W (pat) 533/22
In der Beschwerdesache…betreffend die Marke 30 2020 013 677hat der 30. Senat (Marken- und Design-B ...
Mon, 11 Aug 2025 21:08:56 +0200
BPatG München 3. Senat, Urteil vom 25.02.2025, 6 Ni 26/23 (EP) verb. mit 6 Ni 1/24 (EP)
Hinweis der Dokumentationsstelle des Bundespatentgerichts:Berufung eingelegt: X ZR 48/25 -
Fri, 01 Aug 2025 21:10:32 +0200
BPatG München 8. Senat, Urteil vom 12.02.2025, 8 Ni 33/23 (EP)
Hinweis der Dokumentationsstelle des Bundespatentgerichts:Berufung eingelegt: X ZR 52/25 -
Fri, 01 Aug 2025 21:10:32 +0200
BPatG München 7. Senat, Urteil vom 21.01.2025, 7 Ni 20/22 (EP)
Hinweis der Dokumentationsstelle des Bundespatentgerichts:Berufung eingelegt: X ZR 44/25 -
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 21:09:36 +0200
BPatG München 17. Senat, Beschluss vom 29.04.2025, 17 W (pat) 12/24
In der Beschwerdesache…betreffend die Patentanmeldung 101 34 962.9(hier: Erinnerung gegen den Besc ...
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 21:09:36 +0200
BPatG München 6. Senat, Beschluss vom 09.04.2025, 6 Ni 35/23 (EP)
Hinweis der Dokumentationsstelle des Bundespatentgerichts:Berufung eingelegt: X ZR 42/25 -
Fri, 27 Jun 2025 21:08:39 +0200
BPatG München 3. Senat, Urteil vom 18.02.2025, 3 Ni 8/23 (EP)
Hinweis der Dokumentationsstelle des Bundespatentgerichts:Berufung eingelegt: X ZR 38/25 -
Tue, 24 Jun 2025 21:06:37 +0200
BPatG München 29. Senat, Beschluss vom 04.06.2025, 29 W (pat) 25/17
Farbmarke ROT1. Einer abstrakten Einzelfarbmarke fehlt es an der Bestimmtheit gem. §§ 3 Abs. 1, 8 ...
Tue, 24 Jun 2025 21:06:37 +0200
BPatG München 20. Senat, Beschluss vom 14.05.2025, 20 W (pat) 1/24
In der Beschwerdesachebetreffend die Patentanmeldung 10 2017 101 471.3…hat der 20. Senat (Technis ...
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 21:09:06 +0200
BPatG München 29. Senat, Beschluss vom 05.06.2025, 29 W (pat) 24/18
Farbmarke ORANGE1. Bei Waren und Dienstleistungen des Massenkonsums zählt grundsätzlich die Gesamt ...
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 21:08:06 +0200

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Rolf Claessen's Content

Update UK Trademark Caselaw – Doctrine of Postsale Confusion – Interview With Joshua Cunnington –…
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Fri, 29 Aug 2025 06:36:40 +0200
Update UK Trademark Caselaw – Doctrine of Postsale Confusion – Interview With Joshua Cunnington – Lutnick Suggests 5% Patent-Value Fee – UPC Court of Appeal Does Not Endorse Referral to the CJEU – IP Fridays Podcast – Episode 166
I am Rolf Claessen and my Co-Host Ken Suzan and I are welcoming you to episode 166 of the IP Fridays ...
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 06:03:37 +0200
Interview With J. Christian Wichard, Deputy Director General at the German Federal Ministry of Ju…
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Fri, 25 Jul 2025 06:49:36 +0200
Interview With J. Christian Wichard, Deputy Director General at the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection in Germany – History of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) – Important Changes in IP Law in Europe – the EU IP Reform Package – Copyright and AI – Remuneration of Creators in the Platform Economy – IP Fridays Podcast – Episode 165
I am Rolf Claessen and my co-host Ken Suzan and I are welcoming you to episode 165 of our IP Fridays ...
Fri, 25 Jul 2025 06:36:08 +0200
AI Tools For IP Lawyers – Cost Savings – Real World Examples – Human Oversight – Interview With A…
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Fri, 27 Jun 2025 05:52:21 +0200
AI Tools For IP Lawyers – Cost Savings – Real World Examples – Human Oversight – Interview With Arthur Rothrock and Nicholas Sarokhanian – EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal Decision G1/24 Regarding Patent Claims – USPTO Discontinuing Accelerated Examination For Utility Patents – Octoberfest Decision of the European Court of Justice – IP Fridays – Episode 164
I am Rolf Claessen and my co-host Ken Suzan and I are welcoming you to episode 164 of our podcast IP ...
Fri, 27 Jun 2025 05:33:00 +0200
💡 MHPATENT Webinar: The CRISPR-Cas9 Patent Battle: All Back to Zero? Think Again!
MHPATENT Webinar: The CRISPR-Cas9 Patent Battle: All Back to Zero? Think Again! 🔴 Hier abonnieren ...
Sun, 22 Jun 2025 11:14:22 +0200
Interview with Lucy Wojcik, Chief Intellectual Property Counsel at OCADO GROUP – Cross-Border Pat…
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Fri, 30 May 2025 05:42:03 +0200
Interview with Lucy Wojcik, Chief Intellectual Property Counsel at OCADO GROUP – Cross-Border Patent Litigation – In-House Organization of IP Teams – Agile IP – IP Fridays Podcast – Episode 163
My Co-Host Ken Suzan and I are welcoming you to episode 163 of our podcast IP Fridays! Today’s int ...
Fri, 30 May 2025 05:10:00 +0200
💡 Übertragung von größeren Markenportfolios #rolfclaessen
Übertragung von größeren Markenportfolios 🔴 Hier abonnieren ► https://www.youtube.com/subscr ...
Sun, 25 May 2025 13:13:44 +0200
💡 MHPATENT Webinar: The CRISPR Cas patent files – Dr. Ulrich Storz #rolfclaessen
MHPATENT Webinar: The CRISPR Cas patent files - Prime Editing and integrase-based variants- Dr. Ulri ...
Sun, 25 May 2025 08:32:58 +0200

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