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    Special Edition no. 1 to OJ EPO 2009: 14th European Patent Judges' Symposium


    Online publication date: 19.05.2009

    14th European Patent Judges' Symposium

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    OPENING OF THE SYMPOSIUM AND WELCOMING ADDRESSES

    Opening of the Symposium and welcoming addresses1-30

    WORKING SESSIONS

    The judicial system in Europe
    Patent litigation in Europe31-42
    Limitation procedures under national law and EPC 2000
    Central limitation and revocation under Articles 105a to 105c of the revised European Patent Convention43-50
    Central limitation and revocation – an Austrian perspective51-55
    A patent held in a binding ruling to have been infringed is subsequently revoked: what happens next?
    What becomes of judgments on infringement when the patents in suit are revoked: the legal situation in Germany56-63
    Effect of subsequent revocation on a final judgment that a patent is valid and infringed64-75
    Can the revocation of a European patent undermine previous convictions?76-82
    The notion of the person skilled in the art
    The skilled man - Extract from the Judgment Rockwater v Coflexip83-84
    The skilled person85-93
    The skilled person of the European Patent Convention94-101
    The role of the expert in infringement and revocation proceedings
    The role of the expert in patent infringement and revocation proceedings in the Netherlands102-111
    The expert's role in infringement and revocation proceedings in France112-120
    Recent developments in European and national patent law and case law
    CH Switzerland - Selected patent law decisions of the Swiss Bundesgericht (Federal Supreme Court), September 2006 to August 2008121-122
    Judgment of the Zurich Handelsgericht123-126
    DK Denmark - Recent developments in Denmark since 2006127-128
    FR France - Recent case law on European patents129-138
    GB United Kingdom - Recent patent cases in England and Wales139-148
    IT Italy - Recent developments in European and national patent law and case law149-156
    NL Netherlands - Court of Appeal of The Hague Some recent developments in Dutch patent law157-160
    RO Romania161-167

    REPORT ON PROCEEDINGS

    Report on proceedings169-204

    LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

    The participants in the 14th Symposium of European Patent Judges in BordeauxInsert
    List of participants205-208

    ANNEX

    Case study - "Impact pad in the tundish"209
    Case study211-218
    Questions219-220
    EP 0 729 393 B1 (Language of the proceedings: English)221-230
    German translation of EP specification 0 729 393 B1231-251
    French translation of EP specification 0 729 393 B1253-271
    Article 34 EPLA Indirect infringement273
    Annex - Judgment of the District Court of Düsseldorf, dated 27 November 2007 – Impact pad – 4a O 352/06275-311

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