In the decision T 307/03, a Technical Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office discussed the principle of prohibition of double patenting. In particular, this decision relates to the questions

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The German Patent Law Modernisation Act (Patentrechtsmodernisierungsgesetz, PatRModG) has been enacted by the legislature and will enter into force on October 1, 2009. The Act aims to maintain and strengthen...

The Federal Court of Justice in Germany (BGH) delivered a landmark decision dealing with the use of the so-called "compulsory license objection under antitrust law" in patent infringement proceedings...