IP-News

The decision is concerned with the requirements for an enabling disclosure for a person skilled in the art (decision available in German, only).

The decision regards the question of (in-)admissibility of a nullity suit against a European patent before the European opposition procedure is closed (decision available in German, only).

The decision discusses the (analogous) applicability of sec. 580 no. 6 Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO) in case that the continuance of the property right is dropped prior to the regular end of term of protection (decision available in German, only).

Annual Report of the German Federal Patent Court for 2009, inter alia including the most important decisions of the previous year in the field of patent, utility model, design and trade mark law (report available in German, only).

The decision regards the scope of disclosure of a patent application in view of the question of inadmissible extension (art. 138 para. 1 lit. c EPC, sec. 21 para. 1 no. 4 German Patent Act) (decision available in German, only).

The decision deals with the reimbursement of costs for involvement of a lawyer in nullity appeal proceedings (decision available in German, only).

The decision deals with the need for legal relief with regard to an action based on unfair competition law (decision available in German, only).

The decisions deals with the perception of composite signs (decision available in German, only).

The decision is concerned with the meaning of patent interpretation and the relevance of a different interpretation in the nullity appeal proceeding as revisible error in the infringement proceeding (decision available in German, only).

The decision deals with the effect of including another ground for invalidity of a patent in the appeal that has not been part of the 1. instance proceeding as well as the burden of proof regarding insufficiency of disclosure (decision available in German, only).