‘It is essential to differentiate the good ideas from suboptimal ones. It is my profession to find niches for both.’
Lutz Keydel
- Engineering
- European and German Patent and Trademark Attorney, European Patent Litigator
- Associate
Lutz Keydel started his career as a patent attorney in 2003 after having worked as a Project Manager, and Civil and Construction Engineer for different construction firms.
After gaining practical experience on all different kinds of building sites, learning various mechanical arts and finishing his studies at the Technical University in Munich, Lutz joined a team of engineers and practitioners in a Munich construction firm developing his wanted mixture of theoretical and practical knowledge in many technical fields.
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Brussels Local Division on targeted evidence production
The Brussels Local Division (LD) provided noteworthy guidance on how the Unified Patent Court (UPC) approaches applications to produce evidence under Rule 190 of the Rules of Procedure (RoP). The order was issued in the infringement action UPC_CFI_1357/2025 and related revocation proceedings UPC_CFI_629/2026.Continue reading
UPC Court of Appeal on “same parties” under Article 33(4) UPCA, late claim amendments, and an inventive-step framework: Meril v Edwards (EP 3 646 825)
In its decision of 25 November 2025 concerning EP 3 646 825, the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Court of Appeal addressed procedural coordination between infringement and revocation tracks, the admissibility of sequential amendment requests, and core principles for claim construction and inventive step.Continue reading
Award from Managing IP
On 1 May 1, the British magazine Managing IP once again presented its annual awards in London to IP firms worldwide for their achievements in the field of intellectual property.Continue reading