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In this decision, the Local Chamber Munich clarifies the scope of injunction requests and the requirements for depicting infringing products. The "attacked embodiment" is generally determined based on the actual design…
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The Court of Appeal clarifies the scope of an injunction and the reach of preventive measures. There is no obligation to limit an injunction to the specific acts of infringement actually committed; such a limitation can…
Read more →Jun 26, 2026
The Mannheim Local Division confirmed its previously issued ex parte preliminary injunction, which prohibits the respondent from obtaining measures such as an "Interim License" or "Anti-Suit Injunction" (ASI) in the…
Read more →A process claim drafted as a further independent claim and the corresponding description can only be relevant for determining the scope of protection of an independent product claim to the extent that there are…
Read more →The claimant requests that the defendant cease infringement not only in the territory of France, but also in Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The claimant relies on official reports from the judicial…
Read more →A declaration to cease and desist without a penalty clause by one or two, but not all defendants belonging to a corporate group and jointly infringing a patent, can not safeguard the patent proprietor's interest in the…
Read more →The Local Division The Hague partially granted an injunction. The applicant (in first instance) had argued that the patent was valid and in force in the Member States of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (Germany,…
Read more →Rule 211.1 and Rule 212.3 of the Rules of Procedure of the Unified Patent Court: The patent at issue protects a combination structure of bicycle frame and motor hub. The contested embodiment has been available for test…
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