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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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IPBC Europe 2026: IAM’s photo highlights
A record-breaking number of delegates gathered in Paris last month to hear from global industry lead ...
Sat, 11 Apr 2026 07:30:00 +0200
International IP Judges Talk Court Conflicts And Cooperation
Over a dozen intellectual property-focused judges from around the world appeared together at a confe ...
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 23:07:00 +0200
Trump Org Jumps Into Trump-Themed Burger Biz TM Fight
President Donald Trump's business organization waded into a trademark fight in Texas federal court i ...
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:02:03 +0200
Fed. Circ. Won’t Revive Video-Decoding Patent
The Federal Circuit on Friday affirmed a decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board that all the ...
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:55:36 +0200
Tech’s AI Coding Boom On Collision Course With Copyright
Tech companies embracing generative tools to write their software code — and boasting about it — ...
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:47:17 +0200
USPTO Launches Pilot Aimed At Reducing Exam Backlog
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office said it will launch a pilot program requiring some applicants a ...
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:45:56 +0200
Microsoft Keeps PTAB Win Against Communications Patent
Network technology solutions company Lemko Corp. lost its bid to revive claims in a distributed mobi ...
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:17:21 +0200
Oracle Says Laid-Off Worker Threatening To Sell Trade Secrets
Oracle Corp. says one of its recently laid off sales employees has been trying to extort "an unreaso ...
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:10:26 +0200
BREAKING: Trump Taps Personal Atty For 2nd Circ.
President Donald Trump announced on Friday evening he's tapping Matthew Schwartz, his attorney in t ...
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:37:54 +0200
The Federal Circuit’s Evolving View Of Trade Secrets
In recent years, the Federal Circuit's approach to defining "readily ascertainable" information and ...
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:27:24 +0200
Pickleball Paddle-Maker Smacks 9 Rivals With Patent Suits
A pickleball paddle-maker has filed patent infringement suits against nine rival paddle-makers in fi ...
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:22:22 +0200

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Notices From the Offices

Set up a limited company: step by step
How to set up a limited company, appoint directors and shareholders or guarantors, and register for tax.
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:01:01 +0200
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Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:36:36 +0200
Press about Rospatent
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:36:36 +0200
Nizhny Novgorod Indoor Lemons Receive Geographical Indication Status
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:36:36 +0200
Jetzt anmelden: Girls’Day im DPMA am 23. April – Patente, Marken, IT – entdecke Berufe und entwickle Deine eigenen Ideen
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200
Guidance: Correction to the designs register under section 21: 6230252
Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a ...
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:05:56 +0200
Requests to amend a patent after grant
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 03:30:00 +0200
Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7142
Publication date 8 April 2026.
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 03:30:00 +0200
Jetzt bewerben: Duales Studium in Praktischer Informatik Starte zum 1. Oktober 2026 dein duales Studium in Praktischer Informatik (B. Eng.) an unserem Standort Jena und bewirb dich bis zum 19. April 2026.
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200
Section 17: Search
Sections (17.01 - 17.123) last updated: April 2026.
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:14:55 +0200
New digital patents services have launched
Today the IPO has launched a suite of new digital services to apply for, manage or renew UK patents.
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:13:10 +0200

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IP Decisions

BPatG München 26. Senat, Beschluss vom 05.02.2026, 26 W (pat) 1/21
In der Beschwerdesache…betreffend die Marke 30 2014 008 508hat der 26. Senat (Marken-Beschwerdesen ...
Tue, 10 Mar 2026 22:09:16 +0100
BPatG München 26. Senat, Beschluss vom 19.01.2026, 26 W (pat) 34/17
NeuschwansteinerFür das Vorliegen einer freihaltebedürftigen geographischen Herkunftsangabe von Or ...
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 22:07:35 +0100
BPatG München 14. Senat, Beschluss vom 08.09.2025, 14 W (pat) 2/20
Hinweis der Dokumentationsstelle des Bundespatentgerichts:Rechtsbeschwerde zugelassen - jedoch nicht eingelegt
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 22:09:00 +0100
BPatG München 12. Senat, Beschluss vom 16.12.2025, 12 W (pat) 26/23
Stahlkolben Ob Figuren in Patentveröffentlichungen als lediglich schematische Darstellungen anzuseh ...
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 22:09:00 +0100
BPatG München 30. Senat, Beschluss vom 23.10.2025, 30 W (pat) 518/23
Jura To Go 1. Die Bezeichnung „to go“ wird in der Werbesprache seit Langem als Hinweis auf die s ...
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:09:59 +0100
BPatG München 28. Senat, Beschluss vom 09.02.2026, 28 W (pat) 22/21
In der Beschwerdesache…betreffend die Marke 30 2015 033 808hat der 28. Senat (Marken-Beschwerdesen ...
Tue, 03 Mar 2026 22:08:57 +0100
BPatG München 28. Senat, Beschluss vom 25.07.2025, 28 W (pat) 15/21
In der Beschwerdesache…betreffend die Markenanmeldung 30 2008 058 242.1hat der 28. Senat (Marken-B ...
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 22:08:44 +0100
BPatG München 17. Senat, Beschluss vom 09.09.2025, 17 W (pat) 1/23
Kontaktplanprogramm-ErzeugungsvorrichtungZur Bestimmung der „Aufgabe“ einer Erfindung.
Tue, 03 Feb 2026 22:08:07 +0100
BPatG München 17. Senat, Beschluss vom 16.09.2025, 17 W (pat) 20/23
Logistikverfahren – personenlose Auslieferung von WarenZur Bestimmung der „Aufgabe“ einer Erfindung.
Thu, 29 Jan 2026 22:09:07 +0100
BPatG München 29. Senat, Beschluss vom 20.01.2026, 29 W (pat) 70/22
In der Beschwerdesache…betreffend die Marke 30 2017 217 014hat der 29. Senat (Marken-Beschwerdesen ...
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 22:08:13 +0100
BPatG München 3. Senat, Urteil vom 16.09.2025, 3 Ni 18/23 (EP)
In der Patentnichtigkeitssache…gegen…,…,betreffend das europäische Patent EP 1 788 453(DE 60 ...
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 22:08:30 +0100

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Rolf Claessen's Content

Interview with Deborah A. Hampton – President of the International Trademark Association – 2026 I…
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Fri, 27 Mar 2026 05:15:16 +0100
Interview with Deborah A. Hampton – President of the International Trademark Association – 2026 INTA Annual Meeting – Anti Counterfeiting – Presidential Task Force for Unifying IP Protection & Enforcement Strategy – IP Fridays Podcast – Episode 173
Register for the 2016 INTA Annual Meeting at https://inta.org !! In a recent episode of the IP Frida ...
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +0100
AI is Becoming the World’s Most Powerful Creative Tool—But Who Owns What It Creates? – Interview …
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Fri, 27 Feb 2026 05:22:13 +0100
AI is Becoming the World’s Most Powerful Creative Tool—But Who Owns What It Creates? – Interview with Co-Founder & CEO of Inception Point AI, Jeanine Whright, and Mark Stignani, who is Partner & Chair of Analytics Practice at Barnes & Thornburg LLP – IP Fridays Podcast – Episode 172
I am Rolf Claessen and together with my co-host Ken Suzan I welcome you to Episode 172 of our podcas ...
Fri, 27 Feb 2026 05:02:00 +0100
Interview with Eva Schewior, President of the German Patent and Trademark Office – Rising Filing …
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Interview with Eva Schewior, President of the German Patent and Trademark Office – Rising Filing Numbers and How to Deal With Them – AI For Patent Examiners – Bad Faith Trademark Applications – Career at the DPMA – Episode 171 – IP Fridays
My co-host Ken Suzan and I are welcoming you to episode 171 of our podcast IP Fridays! Today’s int ...
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 05:37:00 +0100
Valuation of Intellectual Property Rights – Damages in Infringement Cases – Interview with Brian …
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Fri, 26 Dec 2025 04:28:01 +0100
Valuation of Intellectual Property Rights – Damages in Infringement Cases – Interview with Brian Buss – Happy Holidays! – IP Fridays – Episode 170
Brian is: Managing Director, GlassRatner Here is his LinkedIn bio to post in the shownotes: https:// ...
Fri, 26 Dec 2025 04:18:00 +0100
The Current State of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) – Interview With Prof. Aloys Hüttermann – Com…
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Fri, 28 Nov 2025 04:47:11 +0100
The Current State of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) – Interview With Prof. Aloys Hüttermann – Comparison With the US and China – Strategies for Plaintiffs and Defendants – Learnings From Key Cases – Cross – Border Litigation With the UPC – Top Mistakes of Plaintiffs and Defendants at the UPC – IP Fridays – Episode 169
I am Rolf Claessen and together with my co-host Ken Suzan I am welcoming you to episode 169 of our p ...
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 04:30:00 +0100
Interview With Wole Araromi About the Registration and Enforcement of Trademarks in Nigeria – the…
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Fri, 31 Oct 2025 06:34:52 +0100

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