Law applied:
EPC Art. 56, Art. 69
Summary:
If different methods for realizing a manufacturing step are described in the specification of a patent and the claim does not specify one of these methods, the more detailed design of this manufacturing step is left to the person skilled in the art. (para. 29 - 35)
Federal Supreme Court (BGH), Judgment of December 7, 2021 - X ZR 111/19, GRUR-RS 2021, 50128
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