Overview · Filed: Sep 26, 2023
UPC_CoA_335/2023
COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ANALYTE DETECTION
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EPC article · 8
| Target | Legal point | Strength | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | claim construction / extent of protection | Binding | The patent claim is not only the starting point, but the decisive basis for determining the protective scope of a European patent under Art. 69 EPC in conjunction with the Protocol on the Interpretation of Art. 69 EPC. |
| Protocol on Interpretation of Art. 69 EPC | claim construction / extent of protection | Binding | the decisive basis for determining the protective scope of a European patent under Art. 69 EPC in conjunction with the Protocol on the Interpretation of Art. 69 EPC. |
| 69 | claim construction / extent of protection | Binding | The patent claim is not only the starting point, but the decisive basis for determining the protective scope of a European patent under Art. 69 EPC in conjunction with the Protocol on the Interpretation of Art. 69 EPC. |
| Protocol on Interpretation of Art. 69 EPC | claim construction / extent of protection | Binding | decisive basis for determining the protective scope of a European patent under Art. 69 EPC in conjunction with the Protocol on the Interpretation of Art. 69 EPC. |
| 69 | claim construction / extent of protection | Binding | Der Patentanspruch ist nicht nur der Ausgangspunkt, sondern die maßgebliche Grundlage für die Bestimmung des Schutzbereichs eines europäischen Patents nach Art. 69 EPÜ |
| Protocol on Interpretation of Art. 69 EPC | claim construction / extent of protection | Binding | die maßgebliche Grundlage für die Bestimmung des Schutzbereichs eines europäischen Patents nach Art. 69 EPÜ in Verbindung mit dem Protokoll über die Auslegung von Art. 69 EPÜ. |
| 69 | claim construction / extent of protection | Binding | Der Patentanspruch ist nicht nur der Ausgangspunkt, sondern die maßgebliche Grundlage für die Bestimmung des Schutzbereichs eines europäischen Patents nach Art. 69 EPÜ |
| Protocol on Interpretation of Art. 69 EPC | claim construction / extent of protection | Binding | in Verbindung mit dem Protokoll über die Auslegung von Art. 69 EPÜ. |
Rules of Procedure · 7
| Target | Legal point | Strength | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 206 | formal requirements for provisional measures application | Binding | Compliance with the requirements set out in R. 206.2(b) to (e) RoP concerns the merits of the application for provisional measures, the examination of which is the responsibility of the judge |
| 211 | sufficient degree of certainty for provisional measures | Binding | A sufficient degree of certainty pursuant to R. 211.2 RoP, in conjunction with Art. 62(4) UPCA requires that the court considers it on the balance of probabilities at least more likely than not |
| 209 | provisional measures orders | Binding | the examination of which is the responsibility of the judge and must be considered by the judge when making orders under Rules 209, 211 and 212 RoP. |
| 222 | admissibility of late-filed auxiliary requests in appeal | Binding | The Court of Appeal holds that the fact that the Defendants did not present their arguments for the lack of inventive step until the oral hearing in the appeal proceedings did not violate R. 222.1 RoP in the present case. |
| 206 | formal requirements for provisional measures application | Binding | Die Einhaltung der in Regel 206.2(b) bis (e) VerfO aufgestellten Anforderungen betrifft die Begründetheit des Antrags auf einstweilige Maßnahmen |
| 211 | sufficient degree of certainty for provisional measures | Binding | Eine ausreichend sichere Überzeugung nach Regel 211.2 VerfO in Verbindung mit Art. 62(4) EPGÜ erfordert, dass es das Gericht zumindest für überwiegend wahrscheinlich hält |
| 222 | admissibility of late-filed arguments in appeal | Binding | verstößt nach Auffassung des Berufungsgerichts im vorliegenden Fall nicht gegen Regel 222.1 VerfO. |
courtName.other · 6
| Target | Legal point | Strength | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | sufficient degree of certainty for provisional measures | Binding | A sufficient degree of certainty pursuant to R. 211.2 RoP, in conjunction with Art. 62(4) UPCA (see also Art. 9(3) Directive 2004/48/EC) requires that the court considers it on the balance of probabilities |
| Art. 9(3) Directive 2004/48/EC | sufficient degree of certainty for provisional measures | Background | in conjunction with Art. 62(4) UPCA (see also Art. 9(3) Directive 2004/48/EC) requires that the court considers it on the balance of probabilities |
| 60 | ex parte provisional measures without hearing defendant | Binding | unless the subject-matter of the decision is the ordering of measures without hearing the defendant pursuant to Art. 60(5) in conjunction with Art. 62(5) UPCA |
| 62 | sufficient degree of certainty for provisional measures | Binding | nach Regel 211.2 VerfO in Verbindung mit Art. 62(4) EPGÜ (vgl. auch Art. 9(3) Richtlinie 2004/48/EG) |
| Art. 9(3) Directive 2004/48/EC | sufficient degree of certainty for provisional measures | Background | in Verbindung mit Art. 62(4) EPGÜ (vgl. auch Art. 9(3) Richtlinie 2004/48/EG) |
| 60 | ex parte provisional measures without hearing defendant | Binding | sofern Gegenstand der Entscheidung nicht die Anordnung von Maßnahmen ohne Anhörung des Antragsgegners gemäß Art. 60(5) in Verbindung mit Art. 62(5) EPGÜ ist |
courtName.national_DE_BPatG · 2
| Target | Legal point | Strength | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bundespatentgericht, Qualifizierter Hinweis of 7 February 2023 | inventive step over D6 prior art | Background | it was obvious to also use the techniques of immunohistochemistry and/or fluorescence in situ hybridisation known to him or her on the basis of his or her expertise (see also, however, Bundespatentgericht, Qualifizierter Hinweis of 7 February 2023 [BP9], p. 10). |
| Bundespatentgericht, Qualifizierter Hinweis vom 7. Februar 2023 | inventive step over D6 prior art | Background | vgl. aber auch Bundespatentgericht, Qualifizierter Hinweis vom 7. Februar 2023 [BP9], S. 10 |
UPC (CFI) · 2
| Target | Legal point | Strength | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPC_CFI_2/2023 | impugned provisional measures order | Background | IMPUGNED ORDER: Order (Decision and orders) of the Court of First Instance (Munich Local Division) of 19/09/2023 - UPC CFI 2/2023 |
| UPC_CFI_2/2023 | impugned provisional measures order | Background | BEANSTANDETE ANORDNUNG: Anordnung … des Gerichts erster Instanz (Lokalkammer München) vom 19.09.2023 – UPC CFI 2/2023 |
Cited by
Subsequent UPC decisions citing this case.
| Cited in | Date | Legal point | Strength | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACT_589207/2023 Munich LD | May 21, 2024 | claim construction | Binding | Für die Auslegung des Patents oder bestimmter Merkmale im Patentanspruch ist von den vom Berufungsgericht zu UPC_CoA_335/2023 aufgestellten Grundsätzen auszugehen. |
| UPC_CFI_358/2023 Paris LD | Nov 13, 2024 | claim construction | Binding | la presente Cour adopte la norme d'interpretation des brevets etablie par la Cour d'appel de la JUB dans deux ordonnances (UPC_CoA_335/2023 et UPC_CoA_1/2024) |