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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....

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....

The Federal Court of Justice: “crimping tool” (09. Dezember 2014) - EPC Art. 54 Abs. 2; PatG § 3 Abs. 1

10. August 2015

In order to render an invention patentable, the essential features of the invention must not be accessible for the public prior to the date of application....

Registration of the form of Lego figures as a Community trademark

10. July 2015

The court confirms the registration of the form of Lego figures as a Community trademark (EuG, T 395/14 vom 16. Juni 2015). The EuG illustrates that....

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

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

The Federal Court of Justice: “crimping tool” (09. Dezember 2014) - EPC Art. 54 Abs. 2; PatG § 3 Abs. 1

Registration of the form of Lego figures as a Community trademark

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