Decision Keyword:
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Law applied:
EPC Art. 69 para. 1, Art. 87
PatG Section 14, Section 22 para. 1
IntPatÜbkG Art. II Section 6 para. 1 No. 4
Summary (Machine translation):
EPC Art. 69 para. 1; PatG Section 14
If a method claim does not contain any specifications regarding the sequence of certain method steps, there is no deviating interpretation for a patent claim relating to a computer program which carries out a method described by the same features.
IntPatÜbkG Art. II Section 6 para. 1 no. 4; PatG Section 22 para. 1
A patent claim may not be amended in nullity proceedings in such a way that it includes subject matter not covered by the granted version (confirmation of BGH, judgment of December 20, 2018 - X ZR 56/17, GRUR 2019, 389 para. 33 - Schaltungsanordnung III; judgment of September 14, 2004 - X ZR 149/01, GRUR 2005, 145, 146 - Elektronisches Modul).
EPC Art. 87
There is a rebuttable presumption of entitlement to claim a priority right when applying for a European patent (confirmation of BGH, judgment of November 28, 2023 - X ZR 83/21 para. 110 et seq. – Sorafenib-Tosylat).
Federal Court of Justice (BGH), Judgment of January 9, 2024 – X ZR 74/21 –
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