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Aug 17, 2026
In these revocation proceedings, the Central Division Paris addresses the fundamental prohibition against extending the scope of protection to preserve legal certainty for third parties. Article 123(3) of the European…
Read more →This decision addresses the admissibility of post-grant claim amendments for computer-implemented methods with regard to the scope of protection of the patent. If a granted patent claim defines a computer-implemented…
Read more →In dieser Entscheidung konkretisiert das Berufungsgericht die Grundsätze zur Auslegung von Patentansprüchen bei strukturellen Merkmalen. Bei der Auslegung eines Anspruchsmerkmals, das sich auf ein strukturelles Element…
Read more →Jun 1, 2026
Proper claim construction is essential for a correct assessment of patent claims. A claim construction that disregards a technically meaningful claim feature is not a good-faith interpretation. Rather, the skilled…
Read more →Product-by-process claims are characterized by the fact that the technical content of the invention does not regularly consist in the process as such, but in the technical properties that are conferred on the product by…
Read more →Oct 11, 2024
The appellant appeals against a decision dismissing an application for provisional measures. The patent in suit protects an electronic label system for displaying information, in particular price information. The Court…
Read more →Mar 9, 2021
According to established case law of the Board of Appeal, Art 69 (1) EPC and the Protocol on its Interpretation refer to the “scope of protection” granted by the European patent or the European patent application. This…
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