In a decision which has sent shockwaves across the European patent community, the CJEU has this week expanded upon the cross-border long-arm jurisdiction of the Courts of EU Member States.
The Düsseldorf Local Division has released a remarkable decision concerning the ‘long arm jurisdiction’ of the UPC, in which it confirmed its jurisdiction to determine infringement of the UK designation of a European patent, provided the defendant is domiciled in a UPC Contracting Member State.
In a January 2025 judgment, the Court of Appeal upheld the judgment of the High Court (Patents Court) in the case of Merck Serono S.A. (Appellant) v The Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks (Respondent).
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The Court of Appeal has confirmed that a typographical error in a patent claim can only be corrected if the error and its correction are sufficiently certain to the skilled person. The patent claim remains the decisive basis for interpretation, with the description and drawings as explanatory aids.