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Law applied:
EPC Art. 52(1), Art. 54(1), Art. 56
Summary:
(1) The assessment of whether the subject matter of a patent has been taken in a manner prejudicial to novelty requires the determination of the overall content of the prior publication. (para. 87)
(2) Not every possible combination according to the disclosure content of a prior publication results for the person skilled in the art as a teaching for technical action. The decisive factor is which technical information is directly and unambiguously disclosed to the person skilled in the art. (para. 87 - 89)
BGH, judgment of October 13, 2022 - X ZR 113/20, GRUR-RS 2022, 35280
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