into force of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA), applicants will have the choice between the unitary patent and the traditional European bundle patent. For a relevant cost-benefit...

alternatives would be the point of reference, a company could achieve patent-like protection without meeting the respective patent law requirements by monopolizing all design alternatives. The...

not very useful in stopping patent infringement. This is understandable, as it is difficult to imagine that a Customs official could readily determine probability of patent infringement on the...

satisfied with the mention of the patent-in-suit and the patent claim asserted, making reference to the relevant section of the LTE standard which implements the teaching of the patent-in-suit....

This appeal concerns the decision of the Opposition Division rejecting the opposition against European patent EP 2 626 911. Its claim 1 specifies a material that is suitable for encapsulating a...

unsatisfactory as it takes away the patent proprietor’s full flexibility when handling their patent and/or patent application; however, practical considerations might force patent proprietors to...

complaint at an early stage. Thus, patent proprietors may now, for example, await the outcome of opposition or nullity proceedings brought against the infringed patent, or initially just bring...

problem and is thus eligible for patent protection. The referral decision’s criticism on this approach is unjustified, and does not have any legal basis in the European Patent Convention, which...

of the patent-in-suit. Sanofi and Regeneron defended the validity of the patent-in-suit against Amgen’s counterclaim for revocation by arguing, inter alia , that the subject-matter of the patent...

construction was opposed by the legal situation in some member states, including Germany. In October 2013, the German Patent Act ( PatG ) was amended to also exclude animals and plants...

injunctive relief under Sec. 139 German Patent Act (PatG), on the qualified notification under Sec. 83 German Patent Act and on the protection of trade secrets during patent litigation. 1. Claim...

infringement by the patent owner, the infringer has to clearly, unambiguously as well as genuinely and unconditionally declare its willingness to conclude a license agreement with the patent...

FRAND. The patent proprietor can make use of this range without, according to the judgment of the Higher Regional Court of Munich, the patent user’s counter-offer being crucial. For patent...