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Whether our lawyers, administrative team, or junior staff: a wide array of personalities work at COHAUSZ & FLORACK. What do we all have in common? A passion for technology and a desire for good ideas. Get to know us!

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Hände auf Laptop-Tastatur, darüber eingeblendete digitale Icons wie Justizgebäude, Lupe und Dokumente – symbolisiert digitales Fallmanagement im juristischen Umfeld.
  • Dr. Matthias Rottmann

UPC Update - The new CMS is online

On July 8, the UPC has launched the first phase of its new CMS-rollout. Starting with limited functional scope, the new CMS is set to become fully operational in September.

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Mann in blauer Arbeitskleidung arbeitet auf Solarpanels unter wolkigem Himmel mit eingeblendeter chemischer Molekülstruktur auf der Oberfläche.
  • Dr. Maximilian Nöth-Simons

G 1/23: No “Enablement” Hurdle for Prior Art Products Put on the Market – EPO Clarifies Scope of Prior Art

Enlarged Board of Appeal confirms: Commercially available products are prior art, even if they are not fully analyzable or reproducible

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Wissenschaftlerinnen analysieren Proben im Labor mit Mikroskop im Vordergrund
  • Dr. Arwed Burrichter, Dr. Natalie Kirchhofer & Dr. Wieland Fahr

How the EPO addresses public prior use in clinical trials and patentability obstacles for pharmaceutical inventions

This article explores how the European Patent Office (EPO) addresses public prior use in the context of clinical trials.

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Hände von Personen bei einer Besprechung mit digital eingeblendeten Diagrammen und Datenvisualisierungen auf einem Schreibtisch im Büro
  • Mathias Karlhuber

IP strategies for the second funding round

As you scale, investors are looking at more than the potential of your IP, says Mathias Karlhuber. They now want to know whether it can support future growth and withstand any attacks.

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Außenansicht des Europäischen Patentamts in München mit Flaggen der Mitgliedsstaaten bei sonnigem Wetter.
  • Dr. Natalie Kirchhofer & Dr. Hannah Jenke

G1/24: EPO’s Game-Changing Patent Claim Interpretation Ruling

EPO Moves Toward Harmonization with UPC and German Courts

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Person mit Kopfhörer sitzt an Schreibtisch mit drei Monitoren und arbeitet an 3D-Modellen einer menschlichen Figur in einer Hightech-Umgebung.
  • Eva-Marie Mümken

Ready for the digital world? The new European design law

An overview of the most important changes and their significance in practice

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Mensch mit Kopfhörern sieht sich auf einem Smartphone ein Fußballspiel im Livestream an.
  • Gottfried Schüll

EPO study finds technology standards secure economic growth

C&F: “Good times for standard essential patents”

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  • Dr. Natalie Kirchhofer & Dr. Hannah Jenke

UPC Decision Sets Precedent for Life Sciences Patents

Local Division Düsseldorf Issues Landmark Ruling on Second Medical Use Claims in Sanofi v. Amgen

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Our expertise

We’ll support you with the development, registration, and pursuit of your intellectual property rights (IP). Moreover, we’ll advise you strategically on the systematic set-up, management, and maintenance of a patent portfolio, the design of IP management for your operation, and due-diligence processes. We’ll represent you in all matters relating to intellectual property rights and associated areas of law before courts and authorities. This includes defending and enforcing your intellectual property right.

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Your company – as individual as your ideas

Whether you’re an SME or a global corporation, a high-tech firm or a creative mind: we’ll show you how to get the most out of your ideas with the right IP strategy.

Idea finders

Idea developers

Idea managers

Startups

UPC and unitary patent

The Unified Patent Court (UPC) will act as a central instance to provide more legal certainty in the EU and to make proceedings simpler and more cost-effective. Find out about the UPC and the new unitary patent, which offers effective protection for your ideas in up to 24 EU member states!

IP rights: more security for your ideas

Whether it’s a matter of technically sophisticated developments or successful forms of design: you must protect your good ideas. With patents, trademarks, and designs, you do precisely that – and gain the edge over the competition.

Helpful! Our services

Our online tools make it easier for you to manage your IP portfolio.