Service of the statement of claim on foreign defendants in proceedings before the UPC
In a series of decisions, the Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has dealt with the question of the requirements for service of process on defendants domiciled outside the UPC and EU member states.
We are very pleased that Kather Augenstein has been awarded 5 stars in the category Litigation: Lawyers in the JUVE Patent Ranking Germany 2024 published today.
Juristinnen erzählen – Dr Katharina Brandt as guest in ITM Münster’s interview podcast
In the 10th episode of Juristinnen erzählen, hosted by the Institute of Information, Telecommunications and Media Law at the University of Münster, Dr Katharina Brandt has the opportunity to talk about how she started her career at Kather Augenstein.
The Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property and Competition – Christopher Weber and Dr Benjamin Pesch publish on recent developments in intellectual property and competition law in the pharmaceutical sector in Germany
The publication “The Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property and Competition” provides a practical overview of pharmaceutical intellectual property issues, including the nexus of patents, exclusivity rights and related competition issues.
Undercover at spoga+gafa 2023 – Kather Augenstein and Uexküll & Stolberg secure favourable judgement on the cost for Stiga
Successful at trade fair. On behalf of our client Stiga S.p.A., we were able to obtain a preliminary injunction against Topsun Europe for an infringing act at the “spoga+gafa 2023 – die Garten-Lifestyle-Messe” in Cologne. The infringement was confirmed by the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf in a favourable judgement on the costs, after Topsun was liquidated.
Leaders League Rankings 2024 – Kather Augenstein awarded again as one of the leading law firms for patent and trademark litigation in Germany
In this year’s Leaders League Rankings 2024, Kather Augenstein has again been recognised as one of the leading law firms in intellectual property law for patent and trademark litigation.
The Legal 500 Germany Ranking 2024 – Kather Augenstein again awarded as one of the leading law firms for patent litigation in the field of intellectual property
The highly regarded The Legal 500 Germany Ranking 2024 has again recognised the team at Kather Augenstein as one of the leading IP boutique law firms for patent litigation in the field of intellectual property.
Higher Regional Court Dusseldorf (Glatiramer acetate) – fault in the enforcement of a preliminary injunction from a subsequently revoked patent
In its judgment of 12 October 2023, the Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf dealt with the question of whether the patent proprietor enforcing a preliminary injunction is at fault if the patent is later revoked.
The Central Division Munich has rejected two separate requests based on Rule 262.1 (b) RoP requesting access to the content of the court file of two revocation actions.
Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf (Infusionsvorrichtung II) – No contributory negligence of the plaintiff
In its judgement of 13 July 2023 (docket no. 2 U 79/22), the Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf had to decide the question of whether a claim for damages due to patent infringement can lapse due to contributory negligence of the plaintiff.
