NOTICES
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The Boards of Appeal about Double Patenting
01. August 2009
EUROPEAN PATENT LAW
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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read moreGerman Patent Law Modernisation Act06. June 2009
German Patent Law
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...
read moreThe Landmark Decision “Orange-Book-Standard”21. May 2009
german Patent Law
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...
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