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G 2/21 and the admittance of post-filed data for inventive step: T 1989/19 & T 1847/23 and reliance on common general knowledge
In G 2/21, the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) held that a patent proprietor may…
Ona Patents v Google: UPC places strong emphasis on procedural economy and a “front-loaded” approach
The Unified Patent Court (UPC)’s Düsseldorf Local Division has dismissed a direct infringement claim brought by Ona Patents against Google…
Product-by-process claims at the UPC: lessons from Düsseldorf
A decision (ORD_68984/2024) from the Düsseldorf Local Division of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) provides useful guidance on how product-by-process…
Article 3(d) of the SPC regulation: CJEU referral questions meaning of “first authorisation”
The German Federal Patent Court has referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) a question on…
Unified Patent Court: indirect infringement and preliminary injunctions
Two recent cases from the Munich Local Division of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) relate to indirect infringement, leading to…
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