Why a new European judiciary is needed As president of the German Federal Patent Court, Dr Hans-Georg Landfermann oversees decisions affecting the validity of all patents registered in Germany. Ben Moshinsky spoke to him about the role of the court and the future of European litigation
How to tackle product piracy Product piracy now threatens nearly every industry. Susanne Koch and Richard Dissmann of Bird & Bird examine the different means of dealing with the problem in Germany
The preliminary injunction explained Andrea Lensing-Kramer and Peter Ruess discuss the peculiarities of an efficient yet often unknown tool for protecting intellectual property rights in Germany
All change in patent enforcement Walter Maiwald and Volker Hamm explain how, thanks to changes in the courts and the EU enforcement directive, Germany has ceased to be a paradise for patent infringers and become an upholder of patent rights
A great alternative to oppositions The entire revocation of a European patent is very rare, and can take up to seven years. Jürgen Kaiser looks at the advantages of another option - filing observations while the patent is still in the examination phase
