Statements on current legal topics and issues - Archive

  • EU Patent Reform – The German state powers in constitutional complaint proceedings 2 BvR 739/17 (Part 1),

    Article on some background information relating to the proceedings before the BVerfG as regards the first German ratification of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (Published on 13/12/2023)

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  • EU Patent Reform: The reimbursement of costs in constitutional complaint proceedings 2 BvR 739/17 (UPCA I) – an almost never-ending story (Published on 21/11/2023, latest update on 15/12/2023)

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  • Administrative Law: District of Düren prohibits the laying of flowers and candles at military cemeteries in the Hürtgen Forest, Higher Administrative Court of the State of Northrhine-Westfalia denies preliminary protection of rights (Published on 15/02/2023, latest update on 28/08/2023)

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  • Focus Rule of Law: No disciplinary action by Berlin police over “humanity was yesterday” incident (Published on 08/04/2023)

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  • EU Patent Reform: Federal Republic of Germany deposits the instrument of ratification for the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (Published on 20/03/2023)

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  • Focus Rule of Law – Police violence: Epileptic seizure after use of pepper spray, public prosecutor’s office Berlin brings charges (Published on 02/03/2023)

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  • Patent Law: End of the term of office of Constitutional Court judge Prof. Huber – When a constitutional complaint outlasts the twelve-year term of office of the judge responsible for it (Published on 08/12/2022, latest update on 12/01/2023)

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  • EU Patent Reform: First constitutional complaint against UPCA ratification in Germany (Published on 14/06/2017, latest update on 02/01/2023)

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