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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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JA Solar, Astronergy strike patent cross-licensing deal on heels of UPC injunction
The two Chinese solar photovoltaic players announced the deal one day after the pan-European court i ...
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 10:36:44 +0100
Delhi High Court demands greater rigour from Indian Patent Office in assessing inventive step and section 3(d) objections 
In quashing an Indian Patent Office order and single-judge appeal judgment, a Delhi High Court divis ...
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 10:20:00 +0100
Implications of USPTO updates for aerospace IP strategy and trade secret protection 
With recent rule proposals and new implemented policies at the USPTO indicating that inter partes re ...
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 10:20:00 +0100
From neighbourhood restaurant to global expansion: the trade secret strategy underpinning Swiss Butter’s success
Founder and CEO Eddy Massaad reveals why the restaurant’s biggest trade secrets – the sauce and ...
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100
Original Sin: Why Inventing Abbreviations Distorts Trademark Law
While the battle over the word ‘choice’ rages, some basic trademark principles are being forgott ...
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 09:34:29 +0100
CAFC Kills Cancer Treatment Patent Claims Due to Lack of Written Description, Enablement
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a precedential ruling in Seagen Inc. ...
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 22:12:04 +0100
Squires Institutes First PTAB Challenges Since Taking Over
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has instituted four inter partes reviews and ...
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 22:03:29 +0100
How to Avoid Copyright Scams
Copyright scams are becoming increasingly common. As I learned, no one is safe from impersonation and manipulation, even me. Source
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 20:24:05 +0100
Cher Wins $187K In Royalties In Sonny Bono Estate Dispute
Actress and singer Cher was granted about $187,000 in royalties by a California federal judge who ru ...
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 20:19:32 +0100
When Juries Don’t Matter: Written Description Effectively Becomes a Question of Law
by Dennis Crouch In consecutive weeks, the Federal Circuit has reversed two jury verdicts totaling o ...
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 19:53:04 +0100
14 Ex-Lawmakers Tell USPTO Proposed Rules Violate The Law
A group of 14 former members of Congress, including America Invents Act sponsor Patrick Leahy, have ...
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 19:52:47 +0100

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Wed, 03 Dec 2025 10:35:17 +0100
MOIP and WIPO Launch First-Ever IP Finance Tr…
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 09:36:32 +0100
Korea-UAE IP Diplomacy Opens a New Chapter th…
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 08:37:19 +0100
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Wed, 03 Dec 2025 08:37:12 +0100
Korean·Japanese·Chinese IP Agencies Join For…
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 07:34:40 +0100
Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7124
Publication date 3 December 2025.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 04:30:00 +0100
Guidance: Correction to the designs register under section 21: 6471514
Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a ...
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:23:22 +0100
Guidance: Correction to the designs register under section 21: 6471515
Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a ...
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:22:00 +0100
Copyright: orphan works
How to get permission to copy a creative work for which the right holder(s) cannot be found ie an orphan work.
Mon, 01 Dec 2025 11:40:58 +0100
1 January 2026: Update to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fees
The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fee structure will change on 1 January 2026.
Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:01:04 +0100
Meeting Held Between Head of Rospatent and Minister of Justice of Kazakhstan
Sat, 29 Nov 2025 16:40:38 +0100

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IP Decisions

BPatG München 30. Senat, Beschluss vom 16.10.2025, 30 W (pat) 546/22
insolight / SOLIGHT1.  Die angegriffenen Waren der Klasse 09 aus dem Bereich der Solartechnik sind ...
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 22:07:57 +0100
BPatG München 3. Senat, Urteil vom 15.07.2025, 3 Ni 12/23 (EP), 3 Ni 12/24 (EP)
Elektrolytzusammensetzung Sieht ein Patentanspruch vor, dass die Zusammensetzung des geschützten Er ...
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 22:07:57 +0100
BPatG München 35. Senat, Beschluss vom 19.11.2025, 35 W (pat) 440/23
Vorrichtung zur Immobilisierung Ist während eines Gebrauchsmuster-Löschungsbeschwerdeverfahrens da ...
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 22:07:57 +0100
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 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 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 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

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Rolf Claessen's Content

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
Interview With Wole Araromi About the Registration and Enforcement of Trademarks in Nigeria – the Future of the PTAB in the US – UPC Anti-Interim-License Injunction – Personal Liability on Patent Infringement Cases – Episode 168 – IP Fridays
I am Rolf Claessen and you are listening to episode 168 of our podcast IP Fridays! My co-host Ken Su ...
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 04:24:00 +0100
Interview With Prof. Karsten Lemmer – German Aerospace Center DLR – Licensing, Startups and IP St…
(https://www.ipfridays.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Karsten-Lemmer.jpeg) Interview with Prof. Kars ...
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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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

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