Law applied:
PatG § 83, § 84 Abs. 2; ZPO § 91, § 93
Summary:
If the proprietor of a patent challenged by nullity action has made a declaration equivalent to an acknowledgement only at an advanced stage of the proceedings, the decision on costs shall be made in accordance with Section 91 of the Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO) (following Federal Supreme Court (BGH) GRUR 2013, 1282 - Druckdatenübertragungsverfahren). (para. 12)
BPatG, Judgment of 14.12.2021 – 1 Ni 23/19 (EP), GRUR-RS 2021, 41164
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