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We are delighted to announce that Our German team is nominated for JUVE’s “IP Firm of the year” award. In this category, the JUVE editorial team awards law firms that are developing particularly dynamically in trade mark, patent and competition law. Each nominee is selected for performing strongly and demonstrating…

On 10 June 2021, the German Bundestag approved an amendment to the Patent Act through the Second Patent Law Modernisation Act. In the meantime, the amendment has also been confirmed by the Bundesrat. Disproportionality of Injunctive Relief The core of the amendment to the Patent Act concerns the injunctive relief…

The General Court (GC) has rendered a judgment on the interesting topic of the protection of colour names as trademarks in the tobacco sector. Philip Morris Products, S.A. (hereinafter PMI) successfully appealed the decision of EUIPO’s Board of Appeal which had rejected its EUTM application for SIENNA SELECTION for goods…

The 26th April, is a special day for us, at HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER – it’s World Intellectual Property (IP) Day! This year, World IP Day highlights how IP rights can be critical for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). To mark this day, we have asked a couple…