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Second medical use claims in the UPC system: prerequisites and mechanism of examination for infringement

First UPC landmark decision sets infringement and validity standards

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Supplementary protection certificates in the system of the Unified Patent Court

Same same but different – Supplementary protection certificates in the system of the Unified Patent…

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Period of limitation under the UPCA

Who has not heard the saying: “Those who are late, will be punished by life itself.”? This phrase,…

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Jurisdiction of the Unified Patent Court

The proverb says: “All roads lead to Rome.” This is probably meant to allude to the fact that Rome…

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The ECJ on the interpretation in line with European Law of the legal validity of a patent-in-suit

On April 28, 2022, the European Court of Justice rendered its quite long-awaited preliminary ruling…

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Higher Regional Court of Munich on the requirements for the reasons for a preliminary injunction in patent litigation – change of previous case law (judgment of December 12, 2019 – Case 2 U 4009/19*) – "Leiterklemme"

The Higher Regional Court of Munich upheld the first-instance judgment in so far as it found a claim…

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Higher Regional Court of Duesseldorf on financial compensation of joint proprietors of a patent (Higher Regional Court of Duesseldorf, judgment of March 15, 2018 – Case I-2 U 91/13) – “Sektionaltor III”

When assessing whether a claim for compensatory payment of a joint proprietor of a patent is…

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German Federal Court of Justice on financial compensation of co-authorized persons with regard to patents (BGH, “Sektionaltor II” judgment of May 16, 2017 – Case X ZR 85/14)

When assessing whether a claim for financial compensation of co-authorized persons is necessary with…

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German Federal Court of Justice on claims for recall and removal in Germany in case of acts performed abroad (BGH, judgment “Abdichtsystem” of May 16th, 2017 – Case X ZR 120/15)

Sales completely performed abroad may under certain circumstances constitute patent infringement in…

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Munich I District Court on the interpretation and scope of negative patent licenses (decision of January 8, 2015 – Case 7 O 28263/13)

The negative license (or “freedom to operate” license) may generally be considered as either the…

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IP Report 2014/III
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IP Report 2014/II

 

 

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IP Report 2013/IV

 

 

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IP Report 2012/II