2025-01-31 - LD Mannheim - Rematec v. Forestry - UPC_CFI_340/2023
- Aktenzeichen:
- UPC_CFI_340/2023
- Datum:
- Spruchkörper:
- Court of First Instance - Mannheim (DE) Local Division
- Art:
- Proceeding Decision
- Parteien:
- Rematec GmbH & Co KG v. Europe Forestry B.V.
Kernaussage: The Mannheim LD revoked EP 2548648 (grinding mill) in its entirety and dismissed the infringement action without assessing infringement.
2025-01-31 - LD Mannheim - Rematec
v.
Forestry - UPC_CFI_340/2023
routine
The Mannheim LD revoked EP 2548648 (grinding mill) in its entirety and dismissed the infringement action without assessing infringement. Device claim 1 lacked novelty over D3 (DE 34 14 567). Method claim 15 was novel but lacked inventive step. All nine auxiliary requests also lacked inventive step. The court applied the CoA claim construction framework from UPC_CoA_335/2023.
Nichtigkeitsgründe
Art. 138 EPCNovelty
Patent invalid (this ground)Art. 54 EPC · Art. 138(1)(a) EPC
“Device claim 1 anticipated by D3. Method claim 15 novel.”
Inventive Step
Patent invalid (this ground)Art. 56 EPC · Art. 138(1)(a) EPC
“All claims and 9 auxiliary requests lack inventive step over D3.”
Inoffiziell
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