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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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Changing the Conversation Around VPNs
Commercial VPNs do not have the best reputation. Dubious marketing and questionable users have seen ...
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 19:25:29 +0200
Patent Policy in the Trump Administration: What’s Next for the USPTO? | IPWatchdog Unleashed
This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed, I speak with Dana Colarulli, who is a partner at ACG Advocacy—o ...
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 19:15:12 +0200
USPTO Will Launch Pilot to Evaluate Results of New AI Search Tool for Patent Applications
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will launch an AI search pilot program for utility pate ...
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 17:57:33 +0200
DOJ Backs Patent Rights In Disney’s Streaming Antitrust Case
The U.S. Department of Justice urged a Delaware federal court to ensure wireless technology company ...
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 17:31:41 +0200
Comcast Wins PTAB Fight Against Entropic Receiver Patent
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has found that an Entropic Communications LLC television receiver ...
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 17:17:29 +0200
Novo Nordisk Challenges to CMS Single Source Drug Determinations Fall to IRA’s Bar Against Judicial Review
Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit nixed the latest challenge filed by a maj ...
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 17:15:34 +0200
3 Count: Artificial Infringement
Music publishers advance case against Anthropic, MPA fires warning shot over Sora 2 and CoStar and Zillow exchange allegations. Source
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 16:19:03 +0200
No Infringement Intended: Will I Get Sued if I Create Another Hospital Drama? Insights on Derivative Works
Hollywood has a long history of building on success, which is why every television season brings a n ...
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:15:03 +0200
AI Will Transform Patent Examination For The Better
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's increasing use of artificial intelligence tools will result i ...
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:00:10 +0200
Copyright Chief Says DC Circ. Decision Bars Removal
Shira Perlmutter has shot back at the government's arguments defending President Donald Trump's deci ...
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 14:29:19 +0200
Understanding And Managing Jurors’ Hindsight Bias
Hindsight bias — wherein events seem more predictable after the fact than they were beforehand — ...
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 13:35:55 +0200

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Notices From the Offices

Fake toys, real harms: experts warn parents of dangerous fake toys
New Intellectual Property Office campaign warns buyers of major health and safety risks.
Fri, 03 Oct 2025 13:06:28 +0200
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Fri, 03 Oct 2025 09:34:55 +0200
70th Anniversary of Rospatent
Fri, 03 Oct 2025 07:34:32 +0200
USPTO announces closure of Rocky Mountain Regional Outreach Office
Wed, 01 Oct 2025 04:36:03 +0200
Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7115
Publication date 1 October 2025.
Wed, 01 Oct 2025 03:30:04 +0200
Green Technology Book: Energy solutions for climate change in Asia and the Pacific
This special edition of the Green Technology Book for EXPO 2025, Osaka, Japan, features 200+ example ...
Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0200
Decision: Design hearing decision: O/0876/25
Outcome of request to invalidate, hearing held on 23 September 2025.
Tue, 30 Sep 2025 12:39:32 +0200
Decision: Design hearing decision: O/0878/25
Outcome of request to invalidate, hearing held on 23 September 2025.
Tue, 30 Sep 2025 12:39:21 +0200
Decision: Design hearing decision: O/0881/25
Outcome of request to invalidate, hearing held on 23 September 2025.
Tue, 30 Sep 2025 12:35:53 +0200
Strengthening Medical Technology Innovation Ecosystems to address Non-communicable Diseases in Least Developed Countries
A collaborative study by the UN Technology Bank, Medtronic and WIPO examines how the MedTech sector ...
Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0200
Moving IP Finance from the Margins to the Mainstream
This paper describes the potential of IP finance, the challenges it faces, and approaches of differe ...
Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0200

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IP Decisions

BPatG München 29. Senat, Beschluss vom 10.09.2025, 29 W (pat) 538/22
Markenbeschwerdeverfahren - "A ECHTER MÜNCHNER IS A SECHZGER (Wortfolge)" - fehlende Unterscheidungskraft
Wed, 01 Oct 2025 21:08:34 +0200
BPatG München 6. Senat, Urteil vom 21.05.2025, 6 Ni 13/24 (EP)
In der Patentnichtigkeitssache…betreffend das europäische Patent EP 2 919 228(DE 60 2014 004 358) ...
Fri, 05 Sep 2025 21:09:56 +0200
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

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Rolf Claessen's Content

Interview With Prof. Karsten Lemmer – German Aerospace Center DLR – Licensing, Startups and IP St…
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Sat, 27 Sep 2025 14:27:44 +0200
Interview With Prof. Karsten Lemmer – German Aerospace Center DLR – Licensing, Startups and IP Strategy For a Large Research Institution in Germany – IP Fridays – Episode 167
Interview with Prof. Karsten Lemmer, Executive Board Member of the German Aerospace Center DLR respo ...
Sat, 27 Sep 2025 14:15:09 +0200
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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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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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!
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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

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