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Inconsistency of a posteriori (T 0755/14, Bodenabtragsvorrichtung)

17. May 2016

A patent may only consist of one invention or a group of inventions which are...

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Coca-Cola Bottle

20. April 2016

The Coca-Cola Company obtains a trademark protection for the famous grooved...

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Decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the EPO G 03/14: “Examination of clarity objections”

18. September 2015

In the decision G 03/14 the Enlarged Board of Appeal has for the first time taken an unequivocal position concerning the clarity requirement during opposition procedures....

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Problems with the German Separation Principle (BGH X ZR 103/13, Kreuzgestänge)

18. September 2015

The infringement court has to interpret the patent in question independently and is neither legally nor effectively bound....

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