OJ EPO SE 5/2015, p0 - Dieter BRÄNDLE

CONTENTS
 

 

The participants at the 17th European Patent Judges' Symposium 

1

 

 

OPENING OF THE SYMPOSIUM AND WELCOMING ADDRESSES 

4

Ants KULL 

4

Wim VAN DER EIJK 

8

 

 

REPORT ON PROCEEDINGS 

24

Stefan LUGINBÜHL 

24

 

 

WORKING SESSION 

42

The Unified Patent Court

 

State of play of implementation work

42

Chair: Margot Fröhlinger (EPO)

 

Carl JOSEFSSON
Preselection and training of UPC judges 

42

Sir David KITCHIN
Development of a common judicial culture and judgecraft among the judges of the UPC 

46

Comparison and interaction between EPO boards of appeal and national courts – state of play and solutions for the UPC

61

Chair: Sir Robin Jacob (GB)

 

Sir Richard ARNOLD
A patent held in a binding ruling to have been infringed is subsequently revoked: what happens next? National practice and what will the UPC do? 

61

Marie COURBOULAY
Different practices at national courts: a challenge for the UPC 

69

William CHANDLER
Patentability of computer-implemented inventions (CIIs): state of play and developments 

73

Klaus GRABINSKI
Comparison and interaction between EPO boards of appeal and national courts – state of play in German practice 

80

 

 

WORKING SESSION 

96

Latest case law concerning supplementary protection certificates

96

Chair: Martine Regout (BE)

 

İlhami GÜNEŞ 
Supplementary protection certificates in EU law: a compensation mechanism and Turkey's position 

96

Massimo SCUFFI 
Supplementary protection certificates: the evolution of European case law on the terms of patent extension and the scope of protection 

105

Rian KALDEN 
Discussion of recent CJEU case law on SPCs: the three 12 December 2013 cases 

120

 

 

WORKING SESSION 

135

What amendments are permissible in order to be in line with the requirements under Article 123(2) and (3) EPC?

135

Chair: Manfred Vogel (AT)

 

Fritz BLUMER
What amendments are permissible in order to be in line with the requirements under Article 123(2) and (3) EPC?

135

Klaus BACHER
What amendments are admissible under Article 123(2) and (3) EPC?

145

 

 

WORKING SESSION 

158

Recent developments in European and national patent law and case law

158

Chair: Kai Härmand (EE)

 

 

 

NATIONAL JUDGES' PRESENTATIONS 

158

CH Switzerland
Dieter BRÄNDLE 

158

DK Denmark
Hans Christian THOMSEN 

167

EPO European Patent Office
Yvonne PODBIELSKI 

170

FR France
Sophie DARBOIS 

177

GB United Kingdom
Richard HACON 

199

IT Italy
Gabriella MUSCOLO 

211

NL Netherlands
Edger BRINKMAN 

223

RO Romania
Andreia Liana CONSTANDA 

229

SE Sweden
Peter STRÖMBERG 

244

 

 

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS 

247

 

 

ANNEX 

251

Case study 
Contents

251

Introduction – Case study: "Extractor hood" 

252

252

 

 

Case study "Extractor hood"

252

Dieter BRÄNDLE 
Tobias BREMI 
Dieter STAUDER 
Stefan LUGINBÜHL 

 

1. Presentation of the case study 

254

2. Statement of claim 

256

3. Defence 

275

4. Patent in suit - English translation of EP 1 234 567 B1 

301

5. Citation - English translation of EP 1 134 501 A1 

311

6. Questions 

326

7. Patent legislation 

327