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Rechtsfragen

Querschnittsansicht der Rechtsgrundsätze, wiederkehrender Argumente und des Stands der Technik, auf den sich das Gericht stützt.

Meistdiskutierte Rechtsgrundsätze
Wiederkehrende Rechtsgrundsätze über 1 Fälle mit extrahierter Begründung. Die Erfolgsquote zählt patenthalterfreundliche Ausgänge.
GrundsatzFälleEntschiedenPatenthalter-Erfolg
urgency / undue delay standard for provisional measures (two months presumptively acceptable)11100%
claim interpretation using description and drawings under art. 69 epc and coa principles11100%
summary validity assessment at pi stage limited to best three invalidity arguments11100%
provisional cost reimbursement requires special grounds (e.g., insolvency risk)11100%
burden of proof for product composition claims: allege and prove composition features, not reasons for them11100%
risk of first infringement from cross-border distribution and advertising11100%
cease-and-desist declaration with penalty clause required to eliminate infringement risk; actus contrarius insufficient11100%
number of validity arguments in pi proceedings limited to best three from respondent's perspective11100%
temporal urgency in munich local division: two months (diverging from düsseldorf's one month)11100%
summary proceedings: full legal issue examination but limited to selected number of issues11100%
claim scope determined by claim language — description broadens interpretation only where claim text reflects it11100%
where multiple embodiments presented as inventive, claim terms interpreted to cover all of them11100%
infringer identification: party acting as manufacturer/offeror or creating that market impression11100%
orders against corporate officers as intermediaries available under art. 63(1)(2) upca11100%
german territorial acts excluded from upc injunction where opt-out/national proceedings apply11100%
patent revoked in entirety where invalid as granted and in all auxiliary request forms110%
claimant must provide specific arguments for each dependent claim; reliance on claim 1 reasoning without more is insufficient110%
invalidity defeats infringement action — all infringement claims dismissed110%
auxiliary requests in pi proceedings based on amended claim versions are generally inadmissible110%
filing auxiliary requests with amended claims implies the granted patent is probably invalid110%
Häufigste zurückgewiesene Argumente
Argumente, die das UPC nicht akzeptiert hat, sortiert nach wiederholten Auftritten in Fällen.
ArgumentParteiFälle
preliminary cost reimbursement order should be granted in preliminary injunction proceedingsKläger1
validity attacks (best three arguments) defeat the patent at pi stageBeklagter1
application for seizure of goods should be maintained in fullKläger1
d7 (new prior art) submitted with written submission of 15 march 2024 admitted to revocation proceedingsBeklagter1
revocation counterclaims — patent invalidBeklagter1
ep 3 350 592 as granted is validKläger1
auxiliary requests 1 and 2 are validKläger1
auxiliary requests for provisional measures based on amended claim versions should be admittedKläger1
preliminary cost reimbursement of eur 168,000 should be granted to respondentBeklagter1
applications to amend the patent (auxiliary requests) should cure the added-matter defectBeklagter1
claims 1 and 11 of ep 3 972 309 are infringed by asus devicesKläger1
aorticlab's device infringes ep 2 129 425 because irregular patent-compliant use by medical professionals constitutes infringementKläger1
private prior use right (in de, fr, it, ro) precludes infringement findingBeklagter1
invalidity of ep 2 839 083 b9 as originally granted (revocation counterclaim)Beklagter1
infringement is impossible due to features outside the patent claim that prevent the patented function from being achievedBeklagter1
claims 1 and 11 are supported by the parent application and do not go beyond its contentKläger1
auxiliary requests to amend the patent should cure the added-matter defectKläger1
ep 2 493 466 (cabazitaxel antitumour use patent) is valid over the prior artKläger1
no auxiliary requests for patent amendment filedKläger1
the infringement action should succeed on the remaining valid claimsKläger1
full revocation of ep 3 215 288 including all amended claimsBeklagter1
the patent as amended (auxiliary requests ar1-ar1-24) should be maintained as validKläger1
security for costs should be set at no more than eur 100,000 and may be provided by a us bank guaranteeKläger1
the written witness statement of dr. raleigh qualifies as a full witness statement under r. 175 ropKläger1
ep 3 669 828 lacks inventive step and should be revokedBeklagter1
Meistzitierter Stand der Technik
Über substanzielle Hauptsachefälle herangezogene Schriften und ihre typische Rolle.
SchriftreferenzVorherrschende RolleFälle
D7 (unspecified late-filed document)Erfindungsmüh-Kombination1
NHSC document (clinical/regulatory document disclosing cabazitaxel antitumour use in docetaxel-pretreated patients)Neuheitsschädlich1
prior public use / offenkundige Vorbenutzung of sintered metal preparation by VibrantzNeuheitsschädlich1
ZP8-ZP9 (late-filed documents admitted in response to AR1-24)Erfindungsmüh-Kombination1
D3Neuheitsschädlich1