Law applied:
EPC Art. 56
Summary:
Starting from a citation in which several functionally interacting elements of a device are configured in such a way that these can be made in one piece at most with a great deal of effort, a one-piece configuration is not obvious simply because it is possible for the skilled person to change the shape and orientation of these elements in such a way that these can be produced without difficulty as a component injection molded in one go.
BGH, Judgment of January 31, 2023 - X ZR 19/21 -
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