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Our Artist of the Month for December 2024 is German artist Lina Killinger and her work titled “Farbstill”. To explain the painting in her own words: “In this work, I use macroscopic video footage to examine the movement and consistency of paint in an aquarium filled with water.” This ongoing series is a tribute to our annual calendar, where we showcase the artist and their artwork for each month from our 2024 published calendar. Learn more about this project and explore past calendars: https://lnkd.in/dk2-wvfR

We are very proud to announce the HOFFMANN EITLE colleagues who have successfully qualified as an attorney at a national level in 2024!   Congratulations to Robin De Meyere, DPhil on qualifying as a British Trademark Attorney. We also celebrate the newly qualified German Patent Attorneys: Marianna Galliani, Eva Gjuzi, Takaaki Ikuno, Daniel Offenbartl-Stiegert, Ph.D., Sebastian Rennebaum, Theresa Schönherr and Andreas Zilkens, as well as the newly qualified Spanish Patent Attorneys: Ignacio Sánchez López and Irene Millán Crespo, PhD.   Your dedication and hard work have truly paid off. We look forward to seeing your continued success in the field of intellectual property!

We wrap up the year with our latest Hoffmann Eitle Quarterly issue! This issue covers AI-related inventorship in Europe and in the US, the EPO’s rulings in T 1741/22 and J 1/24 on inventiveness and divisional filings, the UPC’s first decision on the doctrine of equivalents, and the €462.6 million fine against Teva for “playing the divisionals game.”   Special thanks to our authors for providing such interesting topics: Axel T. Esser, Stephanie Rupp, Adam Lacy, Danche Spirkoska, Rifat Camurdan, Martin Bachelin, Daniel Offenbartl-Stiegert, Ph.D., Thomas Becher, Mike Gruber, Toby Simpson and last but not least our guest author from Wolf Greenfield Amanda Varrichione. Check out the full Quarterly issue here: https://lnkd.in/dFkdqE5w

A Magical Christmas Celebration at Hoffmann Eitle This holiday season, the festive spirit came alive in our Panorama Lounge as we hosted a special celebration for the children of our Hoffmann Eitle team. The little ones got crafty making beautiful decorations for our office Christmas tree, Santa made a surprise visit, spreading joy while handing out thoughtful presents. A talented face painter transformed the kids into reindeer, snowflakes, and more. Everyone enjoyed the cozy holiday atmosphere with delicious Kinderpunsch and traditional Lebkuchen. Moments like these remind us of the joy of connection and the importance of celebrating together as a community. 

Dear future lawyers, we are looking forward to meeting you at Juracon, one of the leading career fairs for attorneys-at-law in Germany. Visit us at the HOFFMANN EITLE stand No.34 in BMW Welt from 10:00-16:00 to meet Isabelle Kuschel, Mike Gruber, Robin De Meyere, DPhil and Eve O Connor and gain insight into a career in a leading patent law firm. See you there! https://lnkd.in/eUBShYrG

A significant legal victory was recently achieved for our client Silimed Indústria de Implantes. Thanks to the exceptional team efforts of HOFFMANN EITLE's Niels Hölder, Mike Gruber, Anne Schön, and Melanie Schain, the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt has ruled decisively in favor of SILIMED, granting them full ownership of a patent for a manufacturing process for polyurethane-coated implants. This outcome is notable in several respects, which you can read about here: https://lnkd.in/dG6jRyKx

Starting the new week with exciting news! Congratulations to our client, CatalYm GmbH, on receiving the 2024 European Lifestars Awards - Celebrating Life Science Leaders in the category of ‘Late-Stage Venture Round/Series C+ Finance Raise of the Year.’ This prestigious award recognises a team that has successfully completed a significant, impactful or transformational private fundraise at Series C or beyond level. For more information visit https://lnkd.in/eirEBhmC

We are happy to announce that HOFFMANN EITLE partner Bianca-Lucia Vos was recognized in the 2025 edition of IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders. This listing showcases the world’s top IP experts and is the only resource of its kind, acknowledging leaders from across in-house, private practice, and service provider roles who merit special attention for their expertise and experience in creating, protecting, managing, transacting, and enforcing critical patent rights. Check out her profile on IAM for more information: https://lnkd.in/dj2xskD2

Our Artist of the Month for November 2024 is German artist Tabata von der Locht and her work titled “think”. The painting shows lacquer imprints of public walls. These were pressed directly onto the canvas using a solvent and then sewn together. This ongoing series is a tribute to our annual calendar, where we showcase the artist and their artwork for each month from our 2024 published calendar. Learn more about this project and explore past calendars: https://lnkd.in/dNgDy_hd

The American Conference Institute’s 7th Annual Summit on Life Sciences IP Due Diligence is devoted to providing corporate and IP counsel with the tools and critical information to develop winning strategies and ensure strong, valuable, and protected IP Assets that can hold up under pressure. The two-day event will take place on December 4-5 in Boston. Among the distinguished speakers is HOFFMANN EITLE partner Thorsten Bausch, who will address "Revisiting the Significance of Unitary Patents, the Unified Patent Court, and Other Developments in Key European Jurisdictions for U.S. IP Due Diligence Strategies". Check out the full program and event details here: https://lnkd.in/gWJQWdT