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German Employment Law In Transition: Coalition Committee Agrees On Noteworthy Reforms
The German Coalition Committee has proposed sweeping employment law reforms that could fundamentally alter how companies manage their workforce, from introducing new termination options for high earners to expanding fixed-term employment flexibility. These changes, part of a comprehensive "Program for Growth and Employment," would impact everything from dismissal procedures and severance payments to sick leave documentation and working time regulations. Employers should closely monitor these developments as
Germany Employment
LM
Littler Mendelson
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CoA, July 22, 2026, Order – Admissibility Of New Auxiliary Requests On Appeal Not Determined In Advance, UPC-CoA-63/2026 & UPC-CoA-64/2026
The Unified Patent Court's Court of Appeal issued a procedural order addressing the admissibility of additional auxiliary requests in parallel appeals brought by Advanced Brain Monitoring against Philips entities. The decision interprets Article 73(4) UPCA and Rule 222.2 RoP in the context of patent revocation proceedings involving EP 2 437 696 B2.
Germany IP
BP
Bardehle Pagenberg
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Central Division Munich, July 21, 2026, Decision – Device Claim Defined By Structure Lacks Novelty Regardless Of Function; No Obvious Typographical Error In Prior Art Where The Term Used Is Technically Plausible; UPC_CFI_714/2025
A nullity action has been filed at the Unified Patent Court's Central Division Munich challenging the validity of a unitary patent held by BAUSSMANN Collated Fasteners GmbH. The case, brought by Austrian company Raimund Beck Nageltechnik GmbH, concerns European Patent EP 4 283 140 B1 and will be heard by Panel 1 under the procedural rules governing patent nullity proceedings.
Germany IP
BP
Bardehle Pagenberg
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