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CONTENTS
PREFACE
.
V
LIST
OF
CONTRIBUTORS
.
VII
BIBLIOGRAPHY.
XXXI
PART
1:
HISTORICAL
SURVEY
.
1
(ALOYS
HUTTERMANN)
CHAPTER
1:
HISTORICAL
SURVEY
.
3
I.
HISTORICAL
SURVEY
UP
TO
THE
EMERGENCE
OF
THE
UNITARY
PATENT
SYSTEM
.
3
1.
THE
INTERNATIONAL
PATENT
INSTITUTE
.
3
2.
THE
EUROPEAN
PATENT
CONVENTION
(EPC)
.
4
3.
THE
EUROPEAN
PATENT
LITIGATION
AGREEMENT
.
4
IL
EVOLUTION
OF
THE
UNITARY
PATENT
SYSTEM
.
5
1.
THE
EUROPEAN
COMMISSION
'
S
RENEWED
ATTEMPT
TO
CREATE
A
UNITARY
PATENT
SYSTEM
.
5
2.
ENHANCED
COOPERATION
IN
THE
AREA
OF
PATENT
PROTECTION
.
6
3.
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
LITIGATION
SYSTEM
.
6
4.
THE
AGREEMENT
ON
A
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
(UPC
AGREEMENT)
.
7
5.
LAWSUITS
CHALLENGING
THE
UNITARY
PATENT
SYSTEM
.
8
6.
THE
RATIFICATION
OF
THE
UPC
AGREEMENT
.
9
A)
THE
RATIFICATION
PROCESS
IN
GREAT
BRITAIN
.
9
B)
THE
RATIFICATION
PROCESS
IN
GERMANY
.
10
AA)
PROCESS
.
10
BB)
CANCELLATION
OF
THE
PROHIBITION
OF
DOUBLE
PROTECTION
.
12
C)
COMPLETION
OF
THE
RATIFICATION
PROCESSES
.
13
7.
STATUTE,
RULES
OF
PROCEDURE
AND
PROTOCOL
.
13
A)
STATUTE
AND
RULES
OF
PROCEDURE
.
13
B)
THE
PROTOCOL
TO
THE
UPC
AGREEMENT
.
14
CHAPTER
2:
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
-
HOW
SHOULD
THE
UNITARY
PATENT
SYSTEM
BE
EVALUATED?
.
15
PART
2:
THE
UNITARY
PATENT
.
21
(ALOYS
HIITTERMANN)
CHAPTER
3:
OVERVIEW
OF
THE
UNITARY
PATENT
.
23
I.
INTRODUCTION
.
23
IL
PRECONDITIONS
FOR
OBTAINING
A
UNITARY
PATENT
.
27
1.
OVERVIEW
.
27
2.
THE
"
MALTA
PROBLEM
"
.
27
III.
SUPPLEMENTAL
PROTECTION
CERTIFICATES
.
27
XIII
CONTENTS
IV.
EFFECT
OF
THE
UNITARY
PATENT
.
28
1.
EQUIVALENCE
WITH
NATIONAL
PATENT
.
28
2.
WHICH
BODY
OF
NATIONAL
LAW
IS
APPLICABLE
TO
UNITARY
PATENTS?
.
28
V.
TRANSFER
AND
LICENSING
OF
UNITARY
PATENTS
.
31
1.
TRANSFER
OF
UNITARY
PATENTS
.
31
2.
ACTIONS
FOR
VINDICATION
.
31
3.
INSOLVENCY
.
32
4.
LICENSES
.
32
VI.
LAPSE
OF
UNITARY
PATENTS
.
32
VII.
ACTIONS
FOR
REVOCATION
OF
UNITARY
PATENTS/PRIOR
RIGHTS
.
33
VIII.
PROCEDURAL
FORMALITIES
.
34
1.
APPLICABLE
REQUIREMENTS
.
35
2.
BRINGING
LEGAL
ACTION
BEFORE
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
.
35
3.
THE
PATENT
REGISTER
FOR
UNITARY
PATENTS
.
35
4.
REGISTRATION
OF
UNITARY
EFFECT
/
"
VALIDATION
"
.
36
A)
REQUEST
FOR
UNITARY
EFFECT
.
36
B)
COURSE
OF
THE
PROCEEDING
.
36
5.
NO
"
DOUBLE
VALIDATION
"
/
NATIONAL
PATENTS
.
37
6.
REGULATIONS
RELATING
TO
TRANSLATIONS
.
37
A)
TRANSLATIONS
IN
THE
EVENT
OF
LEGAL
DISPUTES
.
38
B)
TRANSLATIONS
DURING
A
TRANSITIONAL
PERIOD
.
38
C)
COMPENSATION
FOR
TRANSLATIONS
.
39
IX.
ANNUAL
FEES
.
40
1.
PAYMENT
OF
THE
ANNUAL
FEES
.
40
2.
STATEMENT
OF
WILLINGNESS
TO
GRANT
A
LICENSE
.
41
CHAPTER
4:
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
THE
UNITARY
PATENT
.
42
I.
UNITARY
PATENT
OR
NATIONAL
VALIDATIONS?.
42
1.
COST
CONSIDERATIONS
.
43
A)
COSTS
OF
VALIDATION
.
43
B)
ANNUAL
RENEWAL
FEES
.
45
AA)
THE
"
QUANTUM
LEAP
"
OR
"
MARGINAL
COST
"
EFFECT
.
47
BB)
THE
"
DILUTION
"
EFFECT
.
50
C)
TRANSLATION
COSTS
DURING
THE
TRANSITIONAL
PERIOD
.
53
D)
ITALY
AS
THE
DECISIVE
FACTOR?
.
54
E)
COST
CONSIDERATIONS
AND
OVERALL
CONCLUSION
.
54
2.
LEGAL
QUESTIONS
.
56
A)
PROS
AND
CONS
OF
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
.
56
B)
DISADVANTAGES
OF
ONE-STOP
REVOCATION
ACTIONS
.
57
C)
TERRITORIAL
REACH
OF
THE
UNITARY
PATENT
.
58
D)
INCREASED
LEGAL
CERTAINTY
OF
THE
UNITARY
PATENT
.
58
3.
OVERALL
CONCLUSION
.
59
II.
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
ONCE
THE
UNITARY
PATENT
IS
SELECTED
.
60
1.
ORGANIZATIONAL
MATTERS
.
60
2.
SHOULD
REGISTRATION
BE
DELAYED
BEFORE
AN
IMPENDING
RATIFICATION?
.
60
XIV
CONTENTS
3.
DELAYING
PUBLICATION
UPON
IMMINENT
ENTRY
INTO
FORCE
OF
THE
UNITARY
PATENT
SYSTEM
.
61
4.
SEQUENCE
OF
APPLICANTS
.
61
5.
TRANSLATIONS
.
61
6.
COMPENSATION
FOR
TRANSLATIONS
.
62
7.
STATEMENT
OF
WILLINGNESS
TO
GRANT
A
LICENSE
.
62
PART
3:
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
.
63
SECTION
1:
STRUCTURE
AND
JURISDICTION
.
65
(ALOYS
HUTTERMANN)
CHAPTER
5:
STRUCTURE
AND
JURISDICTION
OF
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
.
65
I.
LEGAL
PERSONALITY
AND
JURISDICTION
OF
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
.
66
1.
LEGAL
PERSONALITY
.
66
2.
JURISDICTION
.
67
II.
INSTITUTIONAL
STRUCTURE
.
70
III. THE
"
OPT-OUT
"
OPTION/NATIONAL
ACTIONS
.
72
1.
THE
"
OPT-OUT
"
OPTION
.
72
2.
CONSEQUENCES
OF
AN
OPT-OUT
APPLICATION
.
72
A)
DURATION
OF
THE
OPT-OUT
APPLICATION
.
72
B)
DOES
AN
OPT-OUT
APPLY
TO
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
AS
A
WHOLE?
.
72
C)
APPLICABLE
LAW
FOLLOWING
AN
OPT-OUT
.
73
D)
TORPEDO
ACTIONS
.
73
E)
CLARIFYING
THE
OPEN
QUESTIONS
.
14
3.
INEFFECTIVENESS
OF
AN
OPT-OUT
APPLICATION
.
75
4.
OPT-OUT:
PROCEDURAL
ASPECTS
.
75
A)
THE
APPLICANT
.
75
B)
CONTENTS
OF
THE
OPT-OUT
APPLICATION
.
75
AA)
OPT-OUT
APPLICATION
FOR
MULTIPLE
PATENTS
.
76
C)
COURSE
OF
THE
PROCEEDING
.
76
D)
TIME
LIMIT
FOR
AN
OPT-OUT
.
77
AA)
EXTENDING
THE
OPT-OUT
TIME
LIMIT
.
77
5.
OPT-OUT:
PROCEDURE
IN
THE
EVENT
OF
AN
UNAUTHORIZED
OPT-OUT
.
78
6.
OPT-IN
.
78
7.
NATIONAL
ACTIONS
WITHOUT
AN
OPT-OUT
.
79
IV.
STRUCTURE
OF
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
.
79
1.
STRUCTURE
OF
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT:
COURT
OF
FIRST
INSTANCE
.
79
A)
SUBSIDIARY
STRUCTURE
.
79
AA)
LOCAL
DIVISIONS
.
80
BB)
REGIONAL
DIVISIONS
.
80
CC)
COUNTRIES
WITHOUT
A
LOCAL
OR
REGIONAL
DIVISION
.
80
DD)
CENTRAL
DIVISION
.
81
B)
PERSONNEL
STRUCTURE
.
83
AA)
LEGALLY
QUALIFIED
AND
TECHNICALLY
QUALIFIED
JUDGES
.
83
XV
CONTENTS
BB)
APPOINTMENT
AND
TERM
OF
OFFICE
.
83
CC)
PRESIDENTS
OF
THE
COURT
OF
FIRST
INSTANCE
AND
OF
THE
COURT
OF
APPEAL
.
.
86
DD)
COMPOSITION
OF
THE
PANELS
OF
THE
COURT
OF
FIRST
INSTANCE
86
EE)
STANDING
JUDGES
.
87
F)
POOL
OF
JUDGES
.
87
2.
STRUCTURE
OF
THE
COURT
OF
APPEAL
.
87
A)
COMPOSITION
OF
THE
PANELS
OF
THE
COURT
OF
APPEAL
.
88
3.
ALLOCATION
OF
COMPETENCES
WITHIN
THE
COURT
OF
FIRST
INSTANCE
.
88
A)
JURISDICTION
FOR
PATENT
INFRINGEMENT
ACTIONS
.
88
B)
JURISDICTION
FOR
REVOCATION
ACTIONS
AND
ACTIONS
FOR
DECLARATION
OF
NON-INFRINGEMENT
90
C)
JURISDICTION
WITHIN
THE
CENTRAL
DIVISION
.
91
D)
JURISDICTION
FOR
OTHER
TYPES
OF
ACTIONS
.
91
4.
LANGUAGE
REGULATIONS
.
92
A)
PECULIARITIES
OF
THE
LANGUAGE
REGULATIONS
.
92
AA)
CHOICE
OF
LANGUAGES
FOR
LOCAL
PATENT-INFRINGEMENT
CASES
.
92
BB)
CHOICE
OF
LANGUAGE
BY
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
.
92
B)
TRANSLATIONS
.
93
5.
ISSUES
RELATING
TO
REPRESENTATION
.
93
A)
REPRESENTATION
BY
PATENT
ATTORNEYS
(
"
LAWYERS
"
)
.
93
B)
ATTORNEY-CLIENT
PRIVILEGE
.
94
C)
CODE
OF
CONDUCT
.
94
6.
COST
ASPECTS
.
94
A)
ASSESSING
THE
VALUE
OF
THE
ACTION
.
94
B)
COURT
FEES
.
95
C)
ABATEMENT
OF
COURT
FEES
.
97
AA)
ABATEMENT
FOR
SMALL
ENTERPRISES
AND
IN
CASE
OF
ECONOMIC
NEED.
.
97
BB)
REIMBURSEMENT
UPON
PREMATURE
TERMINATION
OF
THE
ACTION
.
9
D)
RECOVERABLE
REPRESENTATION
COSTS
.
99
AA)
RAISING
THE
UPPER
LIMIT
IN
COMPLEX
PROCEEDINGS
.
100
BB)
LOWERING
THE
UPPER
LIMIT
DUE
TO
ECONOMIC
NECESSITY
.
101
CC)
APPLICATION
TO
CHANGE
THE
UPPER
LIMIT
.
101
E)
OTHER
REIMBURSABLE
COSTS
.
102
F)
REGULATIONS
FOR
UNNECESSARY
COSTS
.
102
7.
CAPACITY
TO
BRING
LEGAL
ACTION/COUNTERCLAIM
FOR
REVOCATION
.
102
A)
LEGAL
CAPACITY
FOR
BRINGING
REVOCATION
ACTIONS
.
102
B)
LICENSEES
'
LEGAL
CAPACITY
TO
BRING
LEGAL
ACTION
.
103
C)
COUNTERCLAIM
FOR
REVOCATION
.
103
8.
THE
ECJ
AS
A
POSSIBLE
COURT
OF
APPEAL/REVIEW?
.
104
A)
DOES
THE
ECJ
DERIVE
INTERPRETATIONAL
COMPETENCE
FROM
THE
TRIPS
AGREEMENT?
105
B)
SEISING
OF
THE
ECJ
BY
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
.
106
9.
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
AS
A
EUROPEAN
COURT
.
106
A)
THE
"
LONG
JUDICIAL
ARM
"
OF
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
.
108
B)
ACTIONS
CHALLENGING
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
FOR
INFRINGEMENTS
OF
EUROPEAN
UNION
LAW
110
XVI
CONTENTS
C)
THE
UPC
AS
A
COURT
WITHIN
THE
MEANING
OF
ARTICLE
149A
EPC
.
ILL
CHAPTER
6:
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS:
TO
SEISE
OR
NOT
TO
SEISE
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT?
.
112
I.
CONSIDERATIONS
OF
RELEVANCE
TO
BOTH
PARTIES
.
113
IL
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
PATENT
PROPRIETORS
.
114
1.
TO
SEISE
OR
NOT
TO
SEISE
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT?
.
114
A)
"
TESTING
"
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
VIA
PRELIMINARY
INJUNCTIONS
.
114
B)
FINANCIAL/STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
.
115
AA)
COSTS
OF
A
PROCEEDING
BEFORE
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
.
116
BB)
AVERAGE
COSTS
OF
NATIONAL
PATENT-INFRINGEMENT
PROCEEDINGS
.
118
CC)
OUTCOME
OF
THE
COMPARISON
.
119
C)
IS
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
WORTHY
OF
TRUST?
.
119
AA)
DOES
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
EXHIBIT
KEY
SYSTEMIC
DISADVANTAGES?.
120
BB)
TRUSTING
IN
THE
UPC
'
S
JUDGES
AND
WAYS
TO
INFLUENCE
THEIR
SELECTION
.
.
120
CC)
HELPING
TO
INFLUENCE
THE
UPC
'
S
FORMATIVE
PERIOD
.
122
DD)
DOES
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
OFFER
SYSTEMIC
ADVANTAGES?
.
122
EE)
OVERALL
CONCLUSION
.
123
D)
POTENTIALLY
DIVERGENT
LEGAL
SITUATIONS
.
124
2.
TO
OPT
OUT
OR
NOT
TO
OPT
OUT?
.
126
A)
SHOULD
A
NATIONAL
ACTION
BE
BROUGHT
WITHOUT
AN
OPT-OUT?
.
126
B)
OPTING
OUT
DURING
THE
TRANSITIONAL
PERIOD
.
126
AA)
SHOULD
AN
OPT-OUT
APPLICATION
BE
LODGED?
.
126
BB)
WHAT
WILL
THE
CONSEQUENCES
OF
OPT-OUT
BE?
.
127
CC)
HOW
MUCH
OWN
EFFORT
AND
EXPENSE
WILL
AN
OPT-OUT
ENTAIL?
.
.
.
127
DD)
SIDELINE:
REPRESENTATIONAL
AUTHORITY
FOR
OPT-OUT
APPLICATIONS.
.
.
.
127
EE)
HOW
MUCH
EFFORT
AND
EXPENSE
WILL
THE
OPPONENT
INCUR?
.
128
FF)
WHEN
SHOULD
AN
OPT-OUT
APPLICATION
BE
LODGED?
.
129
GG)
FINAL
CONCLUSION
.
130
C)
OPTING
OUT
SHORTLY
BEFORE
EXPIRY
OF
THE
TRANSITIONAL
PERIOD
.
130
3.
IS
PURSUING
NATIONAL
PATENT
RIGHTS
A
VIABLE
ALTERNATIVE?
.
130
A)
GERMAN
UTILITY
MODELS
.
131
4.
BEFORE
WHICH
DIVISION
SHOULD
ACTION
BE
BROUGHT?
.
133
A)
SEISE
THE
CENTRAL
DIVISION
OR
A
REGIONAL/LOCAL
DIVISION?.
133
AA)
REFERRING
A
COUNTERCLAIM
FOR
REVOCATION
WITHOUT
SUSPENDING
THE
ACTION
133
BB)
COMPOSITION
OF
UPC
'
S
DIVISIONS
.
134
B)
WHICH
REGIONAL/LOCAL
DIVISION
TO
.
CHOOSE?
.
134
5.
OTHER
CONSIDERATIONS
.
135
A)
CHOOSING
THE
LANGUAGE
OF
THE
PATENT
APPLICATION
.
135
B)
LICENSEES
'
LEGAL
CAPACITY
TO
BRING
ACTION
.
135
III.
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
(POTENTIAL)
PATENT
INFRINGERS
.
136
A)
PRIOR
USAGE
AND
DEFENSIVE
PUBLICATIONS
.
136
XVII
CONTENTS
B)
OPPOSITION
AND
REVOCATION
PROCEEDINGS
.
137
SECTION
2:
LEGAL
FOUNDATIONS
.
139
(ALOYS
HIITTERMANN)
CHAPTER
7:
LEGAL
FOUNDATIONS
OF
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
.
139
I.
APPLICABLE
SUBSTANTIVE
LAW
.
140
1.
IS
THE
EUROPEAN
CONVENTION
ON
HUMAN
RIGHTS
APPLICABLE?
.
142
2.
APPLICABLE
LAW
AFTER
AN
OPT-OUT
.
143
3.
RIGHTS
ARISING
FROM
A
PATENT
.
143
A)
LIMITATIONS
ON
PATENT
PROTECTION
.
144
B)
PRIOR
USE
AND
EXHAUSTION
OF
RIGHTS
.
145
4.
REGULATIONS
RELATING
TO
THE
PARTIES
TO
AN
ACTION
.
146
A)
PRESUMPTION
OF
OWNERSHIP
.
146
B)
LEGAL
CAPACITY
TO
BRING
PATENT
INFRINGEMENT
ACTIONS
.
146
C)
LEGAL
CAPACITY
TO
BRING
REVOCATION
ACTIONS
.
146
D)
MULTIPLE
PLAINTIFFS/DEFENDANTS
.
147
E)
CHANGE
OF
PARTY
.
147
AA)
PROCEDURE
OF
TRANSFERRING
A
PATENT
IN
DISPUTE
.
147
BB)
PROCEDURE
IN
CASE
OF
DEATH
OR
INSOLVENCY
.
147
CC)
PECULIARITIES
OF
ACTIONS
FOR
REVOCATION
(?)
.
148
F)
INTERVENTION
PROCEDURE
.
148
5.
INTERPRETING
THE
PATENT
.
148
IL
LEGAL
CONSEQUENCES
OF
A
PATENT
INFRINGEMENT
.
149
1.
PERIOD
OF
LIMITATION
.
150
2.
POWERS
OF
THE
COURT
.
150
III.
REVOCATION
OF
A
PATENT
.
150
1.
OPPOSITION
PROCEEDINGS
BEFORE
THE
EPO
HAVE
NO
PRIMACY
.
150
2.
GROUNDS
FOR
REVOKING
A
PATENT
.
151
IV.
PROCEDURAL
LAW
.
152
1.
BASIC
PRINCIPLES
.
152
2.
CASE
MANAGEMENT
.
152
3.
SERVICE
OF
DOCUMENTS;
TIME
LIMITS
.
153
4.
REGULATIONS
GOVERNING
DEFAULTED
TIME
LIMITS
.
154
5.
RIGHT
TO
A
FAIR
HEARING
.
155
A)
FORM
OF
THE
DECISIONS
AND
HEARINGS
.
155
B)
AMICUS
CURIAE
BRIEFS
.
155
6.
EX
OFFICIO
INVESTIGATIONS
.
156
7.
PUBLIC
NATURE
OF
THE
PROCEEDINGS
.
156
A)
PUBLICATION
OF
RULINGS
AND
DECISIONS
.
156
B)
REQUEST
FOR
PUBLICATION
OF
WRITTEN
SUBMISSIONS
AND
EVIDENCE
.
156
C)
CONFIDENTIAL
DOCUMENTS
.
157
D)
REQUEST
TO
LIFT
CONFIDENTIALITY
.
157
E)
IMPOSING
CONFIDENTIALITY
ON
THE
OPPOSITE
PARTY
.
157
8.
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
MEANS
OF
EVIDENCE
AND
OFFERING
OF
EVIDENCE
.
158
XVIII
CONTENTS
A)
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
MEANS
OF
EVIDENCE
.
158
B)
OFFERING
OF
EVIDENCE
.
159
9.
DECISION
BY
DEFAULT
.
160
10.
FURTHER
PROCESSING
AND
RE-ESTABLISHMENT
OF
RIGHTS
.
161
11.
REPRESENTATION
.
162
12.
NATURE
OF
THE
APPEAL
PROCEEDING
.
163
13.
PROVIDING
SECURITY
FOR
COSTS
.
164
A)
SECURITY
TO
COVER
THE
COSTS
OF
A
PARTY
.
164
B)
PROVIDING
SECURITY
FOR
COSTS
OF
THE
COURT
.
164
14
.
MEDIATION
AND
SETTLEMENT
.
164
A)
MEDIATION
.
164
B)
GUIDELINES
FOR
MEDIATION
.
165
C)
SETTLEMENT
.
166
15
.
DISPOSAL
OR
DENIAL
OF
AN
ACTION
.
166
16
.
RECURRING
PENALTY
PAYMENTS
.
167
17
.THE
ROLE
OF
THE
EUROPEAN
COURT
OF
JUSTICE
(ECJ)
.
168
V.
REVISIONS
TO
THE
UPC
AGREEMENT
AND
TO
THE
RULES
.
168
1.
REVISION
AFTER
SEVEN
YEARS
2,000
INFRINGEMENT
PROCEEDINGS
.
168
2.
REVISIONS
DERIVING
FROM
INTERNATIONAL
TREATIES
OR
EU
LAW
.
168
3.
EFFICACY
OF
REVISIONS;
OBJECTIONS
BY
A
CONTRACTING
MEMBER
STATE
.
168
4.
AMENDING
THE
UPC
'
S
RULES
OF
PROCEDURE
AND
STATUTE
.
169
CHAPTER
8:
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS:
WHAT
WILL
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
'
S
RULINGS
LOOK
LIKE?
.
170
I.
EVALUATING
THE
OVERALL
PATENT
SITUATION/LANDSCAPE
.
170
II.
THE
UPC
'
S
POWERS
TO
ORDER
INJUNCTIONS
AND
AWARD
DAMAGES
.
174
1.
INJUNCTIVE
RELIEF
.
174
A)
WRITS
OF
INJUNCTION
.
176
B)
STANDARD-ESSENTIAL
PATENTS
.
177
C)
IS
PRODUCT
RECALL
INTEGRAL
TO
THE
CLAIM
TO
INJUNCTIVE
RELIEF?
.
178
D)
CAN
PRODUCTS
DELIVERED
ABROAD
BE
RECALLED
ALSO?
.
178
E)
IS
THERE
A
CLAIM
TO
INFORMATION
ON
RECALL
LETTERS?
.
179
2.
AWARD
OF
DAMAGES
.
179
A)
DO
THE
GUIDELINES
ON
THE
VALUE
OF
THE
ACTION
SERVE
AS
A
BENCHMARK
(?).
.
179
B)
ABATEMENT
OF
DAMAGE
INDEMNITY
DUE
TO
A
MISSING
TRANSLATION
.
180
C)
CLAIMS
TO
INFORMATION
.
180
SECTION
3:
1ST
INSTANCE
INFRINGEMENT
PROCEEDINGS
.
182
(ALOYS
HUTTERMANN)
CHAPTER
9:
COURSE
OF
A
1ST
INSTANCE
INFRINGEMENT
PROCEEDING
.
182
I.
FUNDAMENTALS
.
182
II.
WRITTEN
PROCEDURE
.
183
1.
BRINGING
THE
ACTION
.
183
A)
REGULATIONS
ON
THE
USE
OF
LANGUAGES
.
184
XIX
CONTENTS
B)
LEGAL
CAPACITY
TO
BRING
ACTION
.
184
2.
EXAMINATION
OF
FORMAL
REQUIREMENTS
AND
ASSIGNMENT
TO
A
1
ST
INSTANCE
PANEL
.
184
3.
LODGING
THE
STATEMENT
OF
DEFENSE
.
185
A)
LODGING
A
PRELIMINARY
OBJECTION
.
185
B)
LODGING
A
STATEMENT
OF
DEFENSE
.
186
4.
COUNTERCLAIM
FOR
REVOCATION
.
187
5.
FURTHER
STEPS
OF
THE
WRITTEN
PROCEDURE
.
188
A)
REPLY/REJOINDER
IN
THE
ABSENCE
OF
A
COUNTERCLAIM
.
188
B)
DEFENSE
AND
REPLY
IN
THE
EVENT
OF
A
COUNTERCLAIM
.
190
AA)
COURSE
OF
THE
PROCEEDINGS
FOR
A
COUNTERCLAIM
WITHOUT
PATENT
AMENDMENTS
.
191
BB)
COURSE
OF
A
PROCEEDINGS
WITH
COUNTERCLAIM
AND
PATENT
AMENDMENTS
.
192
6.
ALLOCATION
OF
A
TECHNICAL
JUDGE
.
193
III.
INTERIM
PROCEDURE
.
193
1.
DECISION
ON
SPLITTING
OFF
COUNTERCLAIM
PROCEEDINGS
.
193
A)
THE
PANEL
CONDUCTS
BOTH
PROCEEDINGS
.
194
B)
THE
PANEL
TRANSFERS
THE
REVOCATION
COUNTERCLAIM
PROCEEDING
TO
THE
CENTRAL
DIVISION
.
194
C)
BOTH
PROCEEDINGS
ARE
REFERRED
TO
THE
CENTRAL
DIVISION
.
195
2.
NATURE
OF
THE
INTERIM
PROCEDURE
.
195
3.
INTERIM
CONFERENCE
.
196
IV.
ORAL
PROCEDURE
.
196
V.
DECISION
ON
THE
MERITS
.
198
1.
SETTLEMENT/MEDIATION
.
200
2.
IMPLEMENTATION/ENFORCEMENT
OF
THE
DECISION
ON
THE
MERITS
.
200
VI.
COSTS
PROCEEDING
.
200
VII.
DAMAGE-AWARD
PROCEDURE
.
201
1.
REQUEST
TO
LAY
OPEN
THE
BOOKS
.
202
2.
AWARD
OF
DAMAGES
.
204
3.
COURSE
OF
THE
PROCEDURE
.
204
CHAPTER
10:
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS:
HOW
SHOULD
AN
INFRINGEMENT
PROCEEDING
BE
CONDUCTED?
.
206
I.
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
RELEVANT
FOR
BOTH
PARTIES
.
207
1.
PRETRIAL
MATTERS
AND
AMICABLE
SETTLEMENTS
.
207
2.
ORGANIZATIONAL
MATTERS
.
208
A)
DECISION
BY
DEFAULT
AND
RE-ESTABLISHMENT
OF
RIGHTS
.
210
B)
JUDGE-RAPPORTEUR/INTERIM
PROCEDURE
.
211
C)
ORAL
HEARING
.
211
D)
SUMMARY
OVERVIEW
.
213
3.
PUBLIC
NATURE
OF
THE
PROCEEDINGS
.
213
4.
SPLITTING
THE
PROCEEDINGS
FOLLOWING
A
REVOCATION
COUNTERCLAIM
.
213
XX
CONTENTS
5.
REPRESENTATION
.
214
A)
HOW
MANY
PARTICIPANTS
PER
PARTY?.
214
B)
WHAT
ARE
THE
AVAILABLE
REPRESENTATION
OPTIONS?
.
215
AA)
REPRESENTATION
BY
AN
IN-HOUSE
ATTORNEY
.
215
BB)
REPRESENTATION
THROUGH
AN
EXTERNAL
ATTORNEY
.
216
CC)
REPRESENTATION
THROUGH
A
PATENT
ATTORNEY
.
218
DD)
DUAL
REPRESENTATION
.
218
6.
WITNESSES
AND
EXTERNAL
EXPERTS
.
219
7.
COSTS
.
221
A)
UNPROVOKED
LEGAL
ACTION
.
221
B)
COST
APPORTIONMENT
FOLLOWING
A
DECISION
BY
DEFAULT
.
221
8.
STANDARD-ESSENTIAL
PATENTS
.
222
IL
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
THE
PATENT
PROPRIETOR
.
222
1.
WHICH
DIVISION
SHOULD
BE
SELECTED?
.
222
2.
LODGING
THE
STATEMENT
OF
CLAIM
.
223
A)
CHOICE
OF
LANGUAGES
.
224
B)
DETERMINING
THE
SUBJECT
MATTER
OF
THE
ACTION
.
224
C)
DETERMINING
THE
TERRITORIAL
REACH
.
225
D)
NAMING
THE
DEFENDANT
.
226
3.
AUXILIARY
REQUESTS
IN
REVOCATION
COUNTERCLAIM
PROCEEDINGS
.
226
4.
SHOULD
ENFORCEMENT
OF
THE
1ST
INSTANCE
DECISION
BE
REQUESTED?
.
228
5.
DAMAGE-AWARD
PROCEEDINGS;
CLAIM
TO
DAMAGES
AND
INFORMATION
.
229
III.
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
THE
DEFENDANT
.
229
1.
SHOULD
A
PRELIMINARY
OBJECTION
PURSUANT
TO
RULE
19
BE
LODGED?
.
229
2.
SHOULD
A
PRELIMINARY
OBJECTION
BE
LODGED
IN
ACTIONS
BEFORE
THE
CENTRAL
DIVISION?
.
230
3.
SHOULD
A
REVOCATION
COUNTERCLAIM
BE
LODGED?
.
230
4.
HOW
SHOULD
THE
ARGUMENTATION
BE
STRUCTURED?
.
231
5.
ARGUMENTATION
REGARDING
INJUNCTION
AND
DAMAGES
.
231
SECTION
4:
APPEAL
PROCEEDINGS
.
233
(ALOYS
HUTTERMANN)
CHAPTER
11:
OVERVIEW
OF
THE
APPEAL
PROCEEDING
.
233
I.
APPEALS
NOT
REQUIRING
LEAVE
.
234
II.
APPEALS
REQUIRING
LEAVE
.
234
1.
DECISION
OF
THE
PANEL
OF
FIRST
INSTANCE
.
234
2.
APPEAL
REQUIRING
LEAVE
DURING
AN
ONGOING
PROCEEDING
.
235
A)
CASE
A):
THE
FIRST
INSTANCE
PANEL
GRANTS
LEAVE
TO
THE
APPEAL
.
235
B)
CASE
B)
THE
FIRST
INSTANCE
PANEL
REFUSES
LEAVE
FOR
THE
APPEAL
.
235
III.
APPEALS
AGAINST
COST
DECISIONS
.
236
IV.
NON-APPEALABLE
DECISIONS
.
237
V.
APPLICATION
FOR
SUSPENSIVE
EFFECT
.
237
VI.
COURSE
OF
THE
PROCEEDING
.
237
1.
WRITTEN
PROCEDURE
.
237
XXI
CONTENTS
A)
CONTENTS
OF
THE
FORMAL
APPEAL
.
237
B)
STATEMENT
OF
GROUNDS
OF
APPEAL
.
238
C)
EXAMINATION
AS
TO
FORMAL
REQUIREMENTS
.
238
D)
RESPONDENT
'
S
STATEMENT
OF
RESPONSE
.
239
E)
COURSE
OF
THE
PROCEEDING
WHEN
A
CROSS-APPEAL
IS
LODGED
.
239
F)
FURTHER
COURSE
OF
THE
PROCEEDING
.
240
2.
REFERRALS
TO
THE
FULL
COURT
.
240
3.
INTERIM
PROCEDURE
AND
ORAL
HEARING
.
241
VII.
DECISIONS
OF
THE
COURT
OF
APPEALS
.
241
CHAPTER
12:
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
APPEALS
.
242
L
APPEALS
DURING
ONGOING
PROCEEDINGS?
.
242
II.
APPEALS
AGAINST
FINAL
DECISIONS?
.
243
III.
STRATEGIES
FOR
THE
APPEAL
PROCEEDING
.
243
1.
SHOULD
A
CROSS-CLAIM
BE
BROUGHT?
.
243
2.
SHOULD
SUSPENSIVE
EFFECT
OF
THE
APPEAL
BE
APPLIED
FOR?
.
243
3.
ORGANIZATIONAL
ASPECTS
.
244
SECTION
5:
OTHER
TYPES
OF
PROCEEDINGS
.
245
(ALOYS
HUTTERMANN)
CHAPTER
13:
DESCRIPTION
OF
OTHER
TYPES
OF
PROCEEDINGS
.
245
I.
REVOCATION
ACTIONS
.
245
1.
LODGING
THE
STATEMENT
FOR
REVOCATION
.
246
A)
ENTITLEMENT
TO
BRING
THE
ACTION;
LANGUAGE
USED
.
246
B)
PARTIAL
CHALLENGE
TO
THE
DISPUTED
PATENT
.
247
2.
COURSE
OF
THE
PROCEEDING
.
247
3.
REVOCATION
ACTIONS
IN
PARALLEL
WITH
INFRINGEMENT
PROCEEDINGS
.
249
4.
REVOCATION
ACTIONS
AND
PARALLEL
OPPOSITION
OR
LIMITATION
PROCEEDINGS
.
249
II.
ACTIONS
FOR
DECLARATION
OF
NON-INFRINGEMENT
.
250
1.
LODGING
THE
STATEMENT
FOR
A
DECLARATION
OF
NON-INFRINGEMENT
.
251
2.
WRITTEN
PROCEDURE
.
251
3.
RETROACTIVELY
LODGED
INFRINGEMENTS
ACTIONS
.
252
III.
ACTIONS
AGAINST
DECISIONS
OF
THE
EUROPEAN
PATENT
OFFICE
.
253
1.
APPLICATION
TO
ANNUL
AN
EPO
DECISION
TO
REFUSE
UNITARY
EFFECT
.
253
A)
APPEAL
PROCEEDING
.
254
2.
ACTIONS
AGAINST
THE
EUROPEAN
PATENT
OFFICE
.
254
IV.
INTERVENTION
PROCEEDINGS
.
256
1.
INTERVENTION
UPON
APPLICATION
.
256
2.
INTERVENTION
UPON
INVITATION
BY
THE
COURT
.
257
V
LEGAL
AID
.
259
1.
APPLICATION
FOR
LEGAL
AID
AND
COURSE
OF
THE
PROCEEDING
.
260
2.
WITHDRAWAL
OF
LEGAL
AID
.
261
3.
APPEALS
IN
MATTERS
INVOLVING
LEGAL
AID
.
261
VI.
ACTIONS
FOR
PAYMENT
OF
LICENSE
FEES
WHEN
A
WILLINGNESS
TO
LICENSE
IS
GIVEN
.
.
262
VII.
REHEARING
PROCEEDINGS
.
262
XXII
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
14:
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
ACTIONS
FOR
REVOCATION
OR
FOR
DECLARATION
OF
NON-INFRINGEMENT
.
265
I.
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
REVOCATION
ACTIONS
.
265
1.
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
BOTH
PARTIES
.
265
2.
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
THE
PLAINTIFF
.
266
A)
SHOULD
A
REVOCATION
ACTION
BE
BROUGHT
BEFORE
THE
UPC?
.
266
B)
PROS
AND
CONS
OF
OPPOSITION
PROCEEDINGS
BEFORE
THE
EPO
.
266
C)
ADVANTAGES
AND
DISADVANTAGES
OF
NATIONAL
REVOCATION
ACTIONS
.
268
D)
PROS
AND
CONS
OF
REVOCATION
ACTIONS
BEFORE
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
269
E)
PROS
AND
CONS
OF
REVOCATION
COUNTERCLAIMS
BEFORE
THE
UNIFIED
PA
TENT
COURT
.
270
F)
OVERALL
CONCLUSIONS
.
271
3.
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
THE
DEFENDANT
.
272
A)
SHOULD
A
COUNTERCLAIM
FOR
PATENT
INFRINGEMENT
BE
LODGED?
.
272
II.
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
ACTIONS
FOR
DECLARATION
OF
NON-INFRINGEMENT
.
273
1.
FUNDAMENTALS
.
273
2.
PATENT-STRATEGY
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
THE
PLAINTIFF
.
273
A)
SHOULD
ACTION
FOR
DECLARATION
OF
NON-INFRINGEMENT
BE
LODGED?
.
273
3.
PATENT-STRATEGY
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
THE
DEFENDANT
.
273
A)
SHOULD
AN
INFRINGEMENT
ACTION
BE
LODGED
WITHIN
THE
TIME
LIMIT?
.
273
SECTION
6:
PRETRIAL
PROCEEDINGS
.
275
(ALOYS
HIITTERMANN)
CHAPTER
15:
INTRODUCTION
TO
PRETRIAL
PROCEEDINGS
.
275
I.
PROCEEDINGS
FOR
PROVISIONAL
MEASURES
.
276
1.
COURSE
OF
THE
PROCEEDING
FOR
PROVISIONAL
MEASURES
.
276
A)
APPLICATION
FOR
PROVISIONAL
MEASURES
.
276
B)
COURSE
OF
THE
PROCEEDING
FOR
PROVISIONAL
MEASURES
.
277
AA)
COURSE
OF
THE
PROCEEDINGS
WHEN
THE
APPLICANT
REQUESTS
PROVISIONAL
MEASURES
WITHOUT
HEARING
THE
DEFENDANT
.
278
BB)
COURSE
OF
THE
PROCEEDING
WITHOUT
APPLICATION
NOT
TO
HEAR
THE
DEFENDANT
.
281
2.
PROTECTIVE
LETTERS
.
281
3.
RIGHT
TO
REQUEST
A
MAIN
PROCEEDING
ON
THE
MERITS
.
282
4.
COMPENSATION
OF
DAMAGE
.
283
II.
APPLICATIONS
FOR
PRESERVING
EVIDENCE
AND
FOR
INSPECTION
.
283
1.
COURSE
OF
THE
PROCEEDING
.
283
A)
APPLICATION
FOR
PRESERVING
EVIDENCE
.
283
B)
EXAMINATION
OF
THE
APPLICATION
.
284
C)
COURSE
OF
PROCEEDINGS
WHEN
THE
APPLICANT
REQUESTS
PRESERVATION
OF
EVIDENCE
WITHOUT
HEARING
THE
DEFENDANT
.
285
AA)
IMPLEMENTING
THE
PRESERVATION
OF
EVIDENCE
.
285
BB)
DEFENDANT
'
S
OPTIONS
FOR
AN
APPEAL
.
286
XXIII
CONTENTS
D)
COURSE
OF
THE
PROCEEDING
WHEN
THE
APPLICANT
REQUESTS
PRESERVATION
OF
EVIDENCE,
BUT
NOT
WITHOUT
HEARING
THE
DEFENDANT
.
288
2.
PROTECTIVE
LETTERS
.
288
3.
MAIN
PROCEEDINGS
ON
THE
MERITS
.
288
4.
COMPENSATION
FOR
DAMAGE
.
289
III.
ORDER
TO
FREEZE
ASSETS
.
289
CHAPTER
16:
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
PRETRIAL
PROCEEDINGS
.
290
I.
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
PROVISIONAL
MEASURES
.
290
1.
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
BOTH
PARTIES
.
290
2.
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
THE
PATENT
PROPRIETOR
.
292
A)
SHOULD
ONE
APPLY
TO
THE
UPC
FOR
PROVISIONAL
MEASURES?
.
292
B)
OR
SHOULD
PROVISIONAL
MEASURES
BE
SOUGHT
ON
THE
NATIONAL
LEVEL
WHILE
THE
MAIN
PROCEEDINGS
ARE
BROUGHT
BEFORE
THE
UPC?
.
292
C)
WHAT
IS
THE
BEST
LINE
OF
ARGUMENTATION
TO
TAKE?
.
293
AA)
ARGUMENTATION
REGARDING
DAMAGE
COMPENSATION
IN
THE
APPLICA
TION
FOR
PROVISIONAL
MEASURES
.
294
BB)
ARGUMENTATION
REGARDING
DAMAGE
COMPENSATION
WHEN
PROVISIO
NAL
MEASURES
ARE
REVOKED
.
295
CC)
TEMPORALLY
LIMITED
PROVISIONAL
MEASURES?
.
295
3.
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
THE
ALLEGED
PATENT
INFRINGER/DEFENDANT
OF
THE
APPLICATION
FOR
PROVISIONAL
MEASURES
.
296
A)
SHOULD
PROTECTIVE
LETTERS
BE
LODGED?
.
296
B)
WHICH
LINE
OF
ARGUMENTATION
TO
USE
IN
A
PROTECTIVE
LETTER?
.
296
IL
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
PROCEEDINGS
FOR
PRESERVING
EVIDENCE
.
298
1.
IS
THERE
SUCH
A
THING
AS
A
"
DISCOVERY
"
PROCEEDING
BEFORE
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT?
.
298
2.
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
PATENT
PROPRIETORS
.
299
A)
SHOULD
AN
APPLICATION
FOR
PRESERVING
EVIDENCE
BE
LODGED
WITH
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT?
.
299
B)
HOW
TO
ARGUE
IN
A
PROCEEDING
FOR
PRESERVING
EVIDENCE?
.
299
C)
APPLYING
FOR
THE
PRODUCTION
OF
EVIDENCE
AS
AN
ALTERNATIVE
.
301
3.
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
AFFECTED
PARTIES
.
301
A)
SHOULD
A
PROTECTIVE
LETTER
BE
LODGED?
.
301
B)
SHOULD
ONE
COOPERATE
IN
THE
PRESERVATION
OF
EVIDENCE?
.
301
C)
HANDOVER
OF
THE
EXPERT
'
S
REPORT
TO
THE
APPLICANT
.
302
SECTION
7:
ENFORCEMENT
.
303
CHAPTER
17:
ENFORCEMENT
OF
DECISIONS
AND
ORDERS
.
303
(ALOYS
HUTTERMANN)
I.
DAMAGE
DUE
TO
ENFORCEMENT
AND
THE
LODGING
OF
SECURITIES
.
303
IL
TIMING
OF
THE
ENFORCEMENT
.
304
III.
SUSPENSION
OF
ENFORCEMENT
.
304
IV.
PENALTY
PAYMENTS
.
305
XXIV
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
18:
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
ENFORCEMENT
.
306
(ALOYS
HUTTERMANN)
I.
CONDITIONAL
DECISION
.
306
IL
SEEK
PENALTY
PAYMENTS
OR
BRING
A
NEW
INFRINGEMENT
ACTION?
.
306
CHAPTER
19:
ENFORCEMENT
IN
BELGIUM
.
308
(MICHAEL
BECK)
I.
PROCEDURAL
ASPECTS
.
308
1.
LANGUAGE
ISSUES.
308
2.
COURSE
OF
AN
ENFORCEMENT
PROCEDURE
.
308
A)
ROLE
OF
THE
BAILIFFS
.
308
B)
COURSE
OF
THE
PROCEDURE
.
309
C)
SEIZURE
.
310
D)
TEMPORARY
PROTECTION
FROM
CREDITORS
.
310
CHAPTER
20:
ENFORCEMENT
IN
DENMARK
.
311
(HENRIK
BENDIKSEN)
I.
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
.
311
1.
PRELIMINARY
INJUNCTIONS
.
311
2.
CRIMINAL
PROCEEDINGS
.
312
3.
OTHER
PROCEEDINGS
.
312
A)
BORDER
MEASURES
.
312
B)
SECURING
OF
EVIDENCE
.
313
IL
PROCEDURAL
ASPECTS
.
313
1.
COURSE
OF
THE
PROCEDURE
.
313
2.
COUNTERMEASURES
OF
THE
DEBTOR
.
314
CHAPTER
21:
ENFORCEMENT
IN
GERMANY
.
315
(ALOYS
HIITTERMANN)
I.
PREREQUISITES
FOR
ENFORCEMENT
.
315
II.
COMPETENT
ENFORCEMENT
COURT
.
315
III.
COURSE
OF
THE
EXECUTION
.
315
1.
ENFORCEMENT
IN
THE
CASE
OF
MOVABLE
PROPERTY
AND
OBJECTS
.
316
2.
ENFORCEMENT
OF
RIGHTS
AND
CLAIMS
.
316
3.
REAL
ESTATE
.
316
IV.
LEGAL
REMEDIES
.
316
1.
REMINDER
.
316
2.
ENFORCEMENT
DEFENSE
ACTION
.
317
3.
THIRD-PARTY
ACTIONS
.
317
CHAPTER
22:
ENFORCEMENT
IN
FRANCE
.
318
(PIERRE
VERON)
I.
ENFORCING
A
FRENCH
JUDICIAL
DECISION
IN
FRANCE
.
318
1.
THE
LEGAL
FRAMEWORK
AND
THE
PLAYERS
OF
THE
ENFORCEMENT
.
318
2.
ENFORCEMENT
MEASURES
.
319
XXV
CONTENTS
II.
PROVISIONAL
MEASURES
.
320
III.
ENFORCING
A
UPC
DECISION
IN
FRANCE
.
321
CHAPTER
23:
ENFORCEMENT
IN
ITALY
.
323
(
CESARE
CORRADINI)
I.
COMPETENCE
OF
THE
COURT
.
323
II.
PROCEDURE
OF
THE
ENFORCEMENT
.
323
III.
POSSIBILITIES
OF
THIRD
PARTIES
TO
INTERVENE
.
324
CHAPTER
24:
ENFORCEMENT
IN
THE
NETHERLANDS
.
325
(FRANK
EIJSVOGELS/JUDITH
KRENS)
CHAPTER
25:
ENFORCEMENT
IN
AUSTRIA
.
327
(THOMAS
ADOCKER)
I.
DETERMINING
THE
COURT
OF
JURISDICTION
.
328
II.
PROCEDURAL
ASPECTS
.
328
1.
ENFORCEMENT
TARGETING
MOVEABLE
CHATTELS
AND
PHYSICAL
ITEMS
.
328
2.
ENFORCEMENT
TARGETING
LEGAL
RIGHTS
AND
CLAIMS
RECEIVABLE.
329
3.
ENFORCEMENT
TARGETING
REAL
PROPERTY
.
329
III.
COURSE
OF
THE
PROCEEDING
.
329
1.
LEGAL
REMEDIES
.
329
2.
INSOLVENCY
.
330
IV.
OPEN
ISSUES
.
330
CHAPTER
26:
ENFORCEMENT
IN
FINLAND
.
332
(KIM
FINNILD/SUVI
JULIN)
CHAPTER
27:
ENFORCEMENT
IN
SWEDEN
.
333
(ANDERS
HANSSON)
I.
INSTITUTIONS
AND
PROCEDURE
.
333
II.
ENFORCING
DECISIONS
OF
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
.
335
SECTION
8:
COMPARISON
WITH
NATIONAL
LAW
.
337
CHAPTER
28:
COMPARISON
WITH
OPPOSITION
PROCEEDINGS
BEFORE
THE
EUROPEAN
PATENT
OFFICE
.
337
(ALOYS
HIITTERMANN)
I.
SIMILARITIES
.
337
II.
DIFFERENCES
.
338
CHAPTER
29:
COMPARISON
WITH
BELGIAN
LAW
.
339
(MICHAEL
BECK)
I.
SUBSTANTIVE
PATENT
LAW
.
339
II.
DESCRIPTIVE
MEASURES
-
PRELIMINARY
MEASURES
.
339
III.
PROCEEDINGS
ON
THE
MERITS
.
340
XXVI
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
30:
COMPARISON
WITH
DANISH
LAW
.
342
(HENRIK
BENDIKSEN)
I
.
SIMILARITIES
.
342
IL
DIFFERENCES
.
344
CHAPTER
31:
COMPARISON
WITH
GERMAN
LAW
.
345
(ALOYS
HIITTERMANN)
I.
SIMILARITIES
.
345
II.
DIFFERENCES
.
346
CHAPTER
32:
COMPARISON
WITH
FRENCH
LAW
.
347
(PIERRE
VERON)
I.
STRUCTURE
.
347
II.
COMPOSITION
.
348
III.
REPRESENTATION
.
348
IV.
JURISDICTION
.
348
V.
PROCEDURAL
PRINCIPLES
.
349
VI.
SIMILARITES
AND
DIFFERENCES
.
350
VII.
COSTS
OF
PROCEEDINGS.
352
1.
DECISIONS
ON
COSTS
.
352
2.
RECOVERY
OF
COSTS
AND
ATTORNEY
'
S
FEES:
.
352
CHAPTER
33:
COMPARISON
WITH
ITALIAN
LAW
.
353
(
CESARE
CORRADINI)
I.
SIMILARITIES
.
353
II.
DIFFERENCES
.
354
CHAPTER
34:
COMPARISON
WITH
DUTCH
LAW
.
357
(FRANK
EIJSVOGELS
/
JUDITH
KRENS)
I.
INTRODUCTION
.
357
II.
PROCEDURE
OF
THE
COURT
OF
1ST
INSTANCE
.
358
1.
WRITTEN
PROCEDURE
.
358
2.
INTERIM
PROCEDURE
.
359
3.
ORAL
HEARING
.
359
4.
DAMAGES
AND
COST
PROCEDURES
.
359
5.
EVIDENCE
.
360
III.
PROVISIONAL
MEASURES
.
360
IV.
APPEAL
PROCEDURE
.
361
V.
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
.
361
1.
DECISIONS
AND
ORDERS
.
361
2.
SETTLEMENT
.
362
CHAPTER
35:
COMPARISON
WITH
AUSTRIAN
LAW
.
363
(THOMAS
ADOCKER)
I.
FUNDAMENTALS
.
363
II.
PROCEEDINGS
FOR
PRELIMINARY
INJUNCTION
.
364
XXVII
CONTENTS
III.
REVOCATION
PROCEEDINGS
.
364
IV.
INFRINGEMENT
PROCEEDINGS
.
365
V.
PROCEEDINGS
FOR
PRESERVING
EVIDENCE
.
366
VI.
LEGAL
REMEDIES/APPEALS
.
366
CHAPTER
36:
COMPARISON
WITH
FINNISH
LAW
.
368
(KIM
FINNILD
/
SUVI
JULIN)
I
.
SIMILARITIES
.
368
IL
DIFFERENCES
.
369
1.
GENERAL
.
369
2.
REPRESENTATION
.
370
3.
COSTS
.
370
CHAPTER
37:
COMPARISON
WITH
SWEDISH
LAW
.
371
(ANDERS
HANSSON)
I
.
SIMILARITIES
.
371
IL
DIFFERENCES
.
373
CHAPTER
38:
COMPARISON
WITH
US
LAW
.
375
(JOHN
RICHARDS)
I
.
INTRODUCTION
.
375
IL
TRIBUNALS
AND
THEIR
SUBJECT
MATTER
JURISDICTION
.
376
1.
FEDERAL
DISCTRICT
COURTS
.
376
2.
COURT
OF
CLAIMS
.
377
3.
INTERNATIONAL
TRADE
COMISSION
(ITC)
.
377
4.
PATENT
TRIAL
AND
APPEAL
BOARD
(PTAB)
.
377
5.
APPEALS/CAFC
.
378
III.
PERSONAL
JURISDICTION
.
378
1.
SITUATION
IN
THE
US
.
379
IV.
SUBSTANTIVE
LAW
TO
BE
APPLIED
BY
THE
FOR
A
.
382
1.
SITUATION
BEFORE
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
.
382
2.
SITUATION
IN
THE
US
.
382
V.
REMEDIES
FOR
INFRINGEMENT
.
383
1.
INJUNCTIONS
.
384
2.
DAMAGES
.
385
3.
ENHANCED
DAMAGES
.
388
4.
AWARD
OF
ATTORNEY
FEES
.
389
VI.
PROVISIONAL
AND
PROTECTIVE
MEASURES
.
389
1.
PRELIMINARY
INJUNCTIONS
.
389
2.
PRODUCTION
AND
PRESERVATION
OF
EVIDENCE
.
390
VII.
WHO
CAN
BRING
SUIT
FOR
PATENT
INFRINGEMENT
.
391
VIII.
WHO
CAN
SEEK
TO
HAVE
PATENT
DECLARED
INVALID
OR
REVOKED
.
393
IX.
PROCEDURE
IN
GENERAL
.
394
1.
THE
SITUATION
BEFORE
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
.
394
2.
U.S.
DISTRICT
COURT
PROCEDURE
.
395
A)
PLEADINGS
.
396
XXVIII
CONTENTS
B)
CASE
MANAGEMENT
CONFERENCE
.
397
C)
CLAIM
CONSTRUCTION
.
397
D)
DISCOVERY
.
398
F)
TRIAL
.
401
G)
MOTIONS
.
403
AA)
MOTION
FOR
SUMMARY
JUDGMENT
.
404
H)
DETERMINATION
OF
DAMAGE
AWARDS
AND
AWARD
OF
COSTS
.
404
3.
PTAB
PROCEDURE
.
405
A)
DIFFERENCES
AND
SIMILARITIES
OF
INTER
PARTES
REVIEW
AND
POST
GRANT
REVIEW
.
405
B)
SEQUENCE
OF
EVENTS
.
407
4.
APPEAL
.
408
CHAPTER
39:
COMPARISON
WITH
CHINESE
LAW
.
410
(
QINGHUA
ZHOU/PEIPEI
LIU/]UNWEI
LI)
I.
COURT
SYSTEM
AND
JURISDICTION
OF
LITIGATIONS
REGARDING
PATENT
INFRINGEMENT
.
410
II.
ELIGIBLE
PLAINTIFFS
FOR
PATENT
INFRINGEMENT
ACTIONS
.
412
III.
LITIGATION
PROCEDURES
.
413
IV.
PROVISIONAL
PROTECTIVE
MEASURES
.
415
V.
PROCEDURES
OF
PATENT
INVALIDATION
.
416
1.
REVIEW
OF
INVALIDATION
REQUESTS
.
416
2.
MAKING
OF
THE
INVALIDATION
DECISION
.
416
3.
JUDICIAL
REMEDIES
AFTER
INVALIDATION
.
416
VI.
DETERMINATION
OF
THE
AMOUNT
OF
COMPENSATION
AND
UNDERTAKING
OF
REASONABLE
EXPENSES
.
417
VII.
ADMINISTRATIVE
PROTECTION
OF
PATENT
.
418
CHAPTER
40:
COMPARISON
WITH
JAPANESE
LAW
.
419
(SHIMAKO
KATO)
I.
JURISDICTION
AND
FRAMEWORK
FOR
PATENT
INFRINGEMENT
LITIGATION
.
419
IL
COURTS
.
420
III.
COUNSEL
.
420
IV.
CHARACTERISTICS
OF
PATENT
INFRINGEMENT
LITIGATION
.
421
1.
OUTLINE
OF
PROCEDURE
.
421
2.
PRELIMINARY
INJUNCTION
.
422
3.
EVIDENCE
.
422
4.
USE
OF
EXPERTS
.
423
5.
INSPECTION
OF
JUDGMENT
AND
CASE
RECORD
.
423
V.
RECOVERY
OF
LITIGATION
COSTS
.
424
CHAPTER
41:
COMPARISON
WITH
KOREAN
LAW
.
425
(YOUNG-KI
HA)
I.
KOREAN
COURT
SYSTEM
.
425
II.
TYPES
OF
LEGAL
ACTIONS
.
427
1.
CIVIL
ACTION
.
427
A)
MAIN
ACTION
.
427
XXIX
CONTENTS
B)
PRELIMINARY
INJUNCTION
ACTION
.
429
C)
INVALIDATION
ACTION
.
430
D)
CONFIRMATION
OF
SCOPE
ACTION
.
430
2.
CRIMINAL
ACTION
.
431
3.
OTHER
ACTIONS
.
431
A)
WARNING
LETTER
.
431
B)
TRADE
SANCTION
.
431
PART
4:
STRATEGIC
OPTIONS
.
433
(ALOYS
HUTTERMANN)
CHAPTER
42:
SUMMARY
OVERVIEW
OF
THE
STRATEGIC
OPTIONS
.
435
I
.
THE
UNITARY
PATENT
.
435
IL
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
.
436
1.
OPTING
OUT
OF
THE
JURISDICTION
OF
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
.
436
2.
NATIONAL
PATENTS
AS
AN
ALTERNATIVE
.
437
3.
GENERAL
CONSIDERATIONS
.
437
A)
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
PATENT
PROPRIETORS
.
438
B)
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
POTENTIAL
PATENT
INFRINGERS
.
438
ANNEX
1:
REGULATION
(EU)
NO
1257/2012
.
443
ANNEX
2:
REGULATION
(EU)
NO
1260/2012
.
454
ANNEX
3:
AGREEMENT
ON
A
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
(2013/C
175/01)
.
459
ANNEX
4:
RULES
OF
PROCEDURE
OF
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
.
489
ANNEX
5:
ANNEX
I
TO
THE
UPCA:
STATUTE
OF
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
.
605
ANNEX
6:
ANNEX
II
TO
THE
UPCA:
DISTRIBUTION
OF
CASES
WITHIN
THE
CENTRAL
DIVISION
.
615
REGISTER
OF
DECISIONS
.
617
INDEX
.
623
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CONTENTS
PREFACE
.
V
LIST
OF
CONTRIBUTORS
.
VII
BIBLIOGRAPHY.
XXXI
PART
1:
HISTORICAL
SURVEY
.
1
(ALOYS
HUTTERMANN)
CHAPTER
1:
HISTORICAL
SURVEY
.
3
I.
HISTORICAL
SURVEY
UP
TO
THE
EMERGENCE
OF
THE
UNITARY
PATENT
SYSTEM
.
3
1.
THE
INTERNATIONAL
PATENT
INSTITUTE
.
3
2.
THE
EUROPEAN
PATENT
CONVENTION
(EPC)
.
4
3.
THE
EUROPEAN
PATENT
LITIGATION
AGREEMENT
.
4
IL
EVOLUTION
OF
THE
UNITARY
PATENT
SYSTEM
.
5
1.
THE
EUROPEAN
COMMISSION
'
S
RENEWED
ATTEMPT
TO
CREATE
A
UNITARY
PATENT
SYSTEM
.
5
2.
ENHANCED
COOPERATION
IN
THE
AREA
OF
PATENT
PROTECTION
.
6
3.
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
LITIGATION
SYSTEM
.
6
4.
THE
AGREEMENT
ON
A
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
(UPC
AGREEMENT)
.
7
5.
LAWSUITS
CHALLENGING
THE
UNITARY
PATENT
SYSTEM
.
8
6.
THE
RATIFICATION
OF
THE
UPC
AGREEMENT
.
9
A)
THE
RATIFICATION
PROCESS
IN
GREAT
BRITAIN
.
9
B)
THE
RATIFICATION
PROCESS
IN
GERMANY
.
10
AA)
PROCESS
.
10
BB)
CANCELLATION
OF
THE
PROHIBITION
OF
DOUBLE
PROTECTION
.
12
C)
COMPLETION
OF
THE
RATIFICATION
PROCESSES
.
13
7.
STATUTE,
RULES
OF
PROCEDURE
AND
PROTOCOL
.
13
A)
STATUTE
AND
RULES
OF
PROCEDURE
.
13
B)
THE
PROTOCOL
TO
THE
UPC
AGREEMENT
.
14
CHAPTER
2:
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
-
HOW
SHOULD
THE
UNITARY
PATENT
SYSTEM
BE
EVALUATED?
.
15
PART
2:
THE
UNITARY
PATENT
.
21
(ALOYS
HIITTERMANN)
CHAPTER
3:
OVERVIEW
OF
THE
UNITARY
PATENT
.
23
I.
INTRODUCTION
.
23
IL
PRECONDITIONS
FOR
OBTAINING
A
UNITARY
PATENT
.
27
1.
OVERVIEW
.
27
2.
THE
"
MALTA
PROBLEM
"
.
27
III.
SUPPLEMENTAL
PROTECTION
CERTIFICATES
.
27
XIII
CONTENTS
IV.
EFFECT
OF
THE
UNITARY
PATENT
.
28
1.
EQUIVALENCE
WITH
NATIONAL
PATENT
.
28
2.
WHICH
BODY
OF
NATIONAL
LAW
IS
APPLICABLE
TO
UNITARY
PATENTS?
.
28
V.
TRANSFER
AND
LICENSING
OF
UNITARY
PATENTS
.
31
1.
TRANSFER
OF
UNITARY
PATENTS
.
31
2.
ACTIONS
FOR
VINDICATION
.
31
3.
INSOLVENCY
.
32
4.
LICENSES
.
32
VI.
LAPSE
OF
UNITARY
PATENTS
.
32
VII.
ACTIONS
FOR
REVOCATION
OF
UNITARY
PATENTS/PRIOR
RIGHTS
.
33
VIII.
PROCEDURAL
FORMALITIES
.
34
1.
APPLICABLE
REQUIREMENTS
.
35
2.
BRINGING
LEGAL
ACTION
BEFORE
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
.
35
3.
THE
PATENT
REGISTER
FOR
UNITARY
PATENTS
.
35
4.
REGISTRATION
OF
UNITARY
EFFECT
/
"
VALIDATION
"
.
36
A)
REQUEST
FOR
UNITARY
EFFECT
.
36
B)
COURSE
OF
THE
PROCEEDING
.
36
5.
NO
"
DOUBLE
VALIDATION
"
/
NATIONAL
PATENTS
.
37
6.
REGULATIONS
RELATING
TO
TRANSLATIONS
.
37
A)
TRANSLATIONS
IN
THE
EVENT
OF
LEGAL
DISPUTES
.
38
B)
TRANSLATIONS
DURING
A
TRANSITIONAL
PERIOD
.
38
C)
COMPENSATION
FOR
TRANSLATIONS
.
39
IX.
ANNUAL
FEES
.
40
1.
PAYMENT
OF
THE
ANNUAL
FEES
.
40
2.
STATEMENT
OF
WILLINGNESS
TO
GRANT
A
LICENSE
.
41
CHAPTER
4:
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
THE
UNITARY
PATENT
.
42
I.
UNITARY
PATENT
OR
NATIONAL
VALIDATIONS?.
42
1.
COST
CONSIDERATIONS
.
43
A)
COSTS
OF
VALIDATION
.
43
B)
ANNUAL
RENEWAL
FEES
.
45
AA)
THE
"
QUANTUM
LEAP
"
OR
"
MARGINAL
COST
"
EFFECT
.
47
BB)
THE
"
DILUTION
"
EFFECT
.
50
C)
TRANSLATION
COSTS
DURING
THE
TRANSITIONAL
PERIOD
.
53
D)
ITALY
AS
THE
DECISIVE
FACTOR?
.
54
E)
COST
CONSIDERATIONS
AND
OVERALL
CONCLUSION
.
54
2.
LEGAL
QUESTIONS
.
56
A)
PROS
AND
CONS
OF
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
.
56
B)
DISADVANTAGES
OF
ONE-STOP
REVOCATION
ACTIONS
.
57
C)
TERRITORIAL
REACH
OF
THE
UNITARY
PATENT
.
58
D)
INCREASED
LEGAL
CERTAINTY
OF
THE
UNITARY
PATENT
.
58
3.
OVERALL
CONCLUSION
.
59
II.
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
ONCE
THE
UNITARY
PATENT
IS
SELECTED
.
60
1.
ORGANIZATIONAL
MATTERS
.
60
2.
SHOULD
REGISTRATION
BE
DELAYED
BEFORE
AN
IMPENDING
RATIFICATION?
.
60
XIV
CONTENTS
3.
DELAYING
PUBLICATION
UPON
IMMINENT
ENTRY
INTO
FORCE
OF
THE
UNITARY
PATENT
SYSTEM
.
61
4.
SEQUENCE
OF
APPLICANTS
.
61
5.
TRANSLATIONS
.
61
6.
COMPENSATION
FOR
TRANSLATIONS
.
62
7.
STATEMENT
OF
WILLINGNESS
TO
GRANT
A
LICENSE
.
62
PART
3:
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
.
63
SECTION
1:
STRUCTURE
AND
JURISDICTION
.
65
(ALOYS
HUTTERMANN)
CHAPTER
5:
STRUCTURE
AND
JURISDICTION
OF
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
.
65
I.
LEGAL
PERSONALITY
AND
JURISDICTION
OF
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
.
66
1.
LEGAL
PERSONALITY
.
66
2.
JURISDICTION
.
67
II.
INSTITUTIONAL
STRUCTURE
.
70
III. THE
"
OPT-OUT
"
OPTION/NATIONAL
ACTIONS
.
72
1.
THE
"
OPT-OUT
"
OPTION
.
72
2.
CONSEQUENCES
OF
AN
OPT-OUT
APPLICATION
.
72
A)
DURATION
OF
THE
OPT-OUT
APPLICATION
.
72
B)
DOES
AN
OPT-OUT
APPLY
TO
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
AS
A
WHOLE?
.
72
C)
APPLICABLE
LAW
FOLLOWING
AN
OPT-OUT
.
73
D)
TORPEDO
ACTIONS
.
73
E)
CLARIFYING
THE
OPEN
QUESTIONS
.
14
3.
INEFFECTIVENESS
OF
AN
OPT-OUT
APPLICATION
.
75
4.
OPT-OUT:
PROCEDURAL
ASPECTS
.
75
A)
THE
APPLICANT
.
75
B)
CONTENTS
OF
THE
OPT-OUT
APPLICATION
.
75
AA)
OPT-OUT
APPLICATION
FOR
MULTIPLE
PATENTS
.
76
C)
COURSE
OF
THE
PROCEEDING
.
76
D)
TIME
LIMIT
FOR
AN
OPT-OUT
.
77
AA)
EXTENDING
THE
OPT-OUT
TIME
LIMIT
.
77
5.
OPT-OUT:
PROCEDURE
IN
THE
EVENT
OF
AN
UNAUTHORIZED
OPT-OUT
.
78
6.
OPT-IN
.
78
7.
NATIONAL
ACTIONS
WITHOUT
AN
OPT-OUT
.
79
IV.
STRUCTURE
OF
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
.
79
1.
STRUCTURE
OF
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT:
COURT
OF
FIRST
INSTANCE
.
79
A)
SUBSIDIARY
STRUCTURE
.
79
AA)
LOCAL
DIVISIONS
.
80
BB)
REGIONAL
DIVISIONS
.
80
CC)
COUNTRIES
WITHOUT
A
LOCAL
OR
REGIONAL
DIVISION
.
80
DD)
CENTRAL
DIVISION
.
81
B)
PERSONNEL
STRUCTURE
.
83
AA)
LEGALLY
QUALIFIED
AND
TECHNICALLY
QUALIFIED
JUDGES
.
83
XV
CONTENTS
BB)
APPOINTMENT
AND
TERM
OF
OFFICE
.
83
CC)
PRESIDENTS
OF
THE
COURT
OF
FIRST
INSTANCE
AND
OF
THE
COURT
OF
APPEAL
.
.
86
DD)
COMPOSITION
OF
THE
PANELS
OF
THE
COURT
OF
FIRST
INSTANCE
86
EE)
STANDING
JUDGES
.
87
F)
POOL
OF
JUDGES
.
87
2.
STRUCTURE
OF
THE
COURT
OF
APPEAL
.
87
A)
COMPOSITION
OF
THE
PANELS
OF
THE
COURT
OF
APPEAL
.
88
3.
ALLOCATION
OF
COMPETENCES
WITHIN
THE
COURT
OF
FIRST
INSTANCE
.
88
A)
JURISDICTION
FOR
PATENT
INFRINGEMENT
ACTIONS
.
88
B)
JURISDICTION
FOR
REVOCATION
ACTIONS
AND
ACTIONS
FOR
DECLARATION
OF
NON-INFRINGEMENT
90
C)
JURISDICTION
WITHIN
THE
CENTRAL
DIVISION
.
91
D)
JURISDICTION
FOR
OTHER
TYPES
OF
ACTIONS
.
91
4.
LANGUAGE
REGULATIONS
.
92
A)
PECULIARITIES
OF
THE
LANGUAGE
REGULATIONS
.
92
AA)
CHOICE
OF
LANGUAGES
FOR
LOCAL
PATENT-INFRINGEMENT
CASES
.
92
BB)
CHOICE
OF
LANGUAGE
BY
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
.
92
B)
TRANSLATIONS
.
93
5.
ISSUES
RELATING
TO
REPRESENTATION
.
93
A)
REPRESENTATION
BY
PATENT
ATTORNEYS
(
"
LAWYERS
"
)
.
93
B)
ATTORNEY-CLIENT
PRIVILEGE
.
94
C)
CODE
OF
CONDUCT
.
94
6.
COST
ASPECTS
.
94
A)
ASSESSING
THE
VALUE
OF
THE
ACTION
.
94
B)
COURT
FEES
.
95
C)
ABATEMENT
OF
COURT
FEES
.
97
AA)
ABATEMENT
FOR
SMALL
ENTERPRISES
AND
IN
CASE
OF
ECONOMIC
NEED.
.
97
BB)
REIMBURSEMENT
UPON
PREMATURE
TERMINATION
OF
THE
ACTION
.
9
D)
RECOVERABLE
REPRESENTATION
COSTS
.
99
AA)
RAISING
THE
UPPER
LIMIT
IN
COMPLEX
PROCEEDINGS
.
100
BB)
LOWERING
THE
UPPER
LIMIT
DUE
TO
ECONOMIC
NECESSITY
.
101
CC)
APPLICATION
TO
CHANGE
THE
UPPER
LIMIT
.
101
E)
OTHER
REIMBURSABLE
COSTS
.
102
F)
REGULATIONS
FOR
UNNECESSARY
COSTS
.
102
7.
CAPACITY
TO
BRING
LEGAL
ACTION/COUNTERCLAIM
FOR
REVOCATION
.
102
A)
LEGAL
CAPACITY
FOR
BRINGING
REVOCATION
ACTIONS
.
102
B)
LICENSEES
'
LEGAL
CAPACITY
TO
BRING
LEGAL
ACTION
.
103
C)
COUNTERCLAIM
FOR
REVOCATION
.
103
8.
THE
ECJ
AS
A
POSSIBLE
COURT
OF
APPEAL/REVIEW?
.
104
A)
DOES
THE
ECJ
DERIVE
INTERPRETATIONAL
COMPETENCE
FROM
THE
TRIPS
AGREEMENT?
105
B)
SEISING
OF
THE
ECJ
BY
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
.
106
9.
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
AS
A
EUROPEAN
COURT
.
106
A)
THE
"
LONG
JUDICIAL
ARM
"
OF
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
.
108
B)
ACTIONS
CHALLENGING
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
FOR
INFRINGEMENTS
OF
EUROPEAN
UNION
LAW
110
XVI
CONTENTS
C)
THE
UPC
AS
A
COURT
WITHIN
THE
MEANING
OF
ARTICLE
149A
EPC
.
ILL
CHAPTER
6:
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS:
TO
SEISE
OR
NOT
TO
SEISE
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT?
.
112
I.
CONSIDERATIONS
OF
RELEVANCE
TO
BOTH
PARTIES
.
113
IL
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
PATENT
PROPRIETORS
.
114
1.
TO
SEISE
OR
NOT
TO
SEISE
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT?
.
114
A)
"
TESTING
"
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
VIA
PRELIMINARY
INJUNCTIONS
.
114
B)
FINANCIAL/STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
.
115
AA)
COSTS
OF
A
PROCEEDING
BEFORE
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
.
116
BB)
AVERAGE
COSTS
OF
NATIONAL
PATENT-INFRINGEMENT
PROCEEDINGS
.
118
CC)
OUTCOME
OF
THE
COMPARISON
.
119
C)
IS
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
WORTHY
OF
TRUST?
.
119
AA)
DOES
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
EXHIBIT
KEY
SYSTEMIC
DISADVANTAGES?.
120
BB)
TRUSTING
IN
THE
UPC
'
S
JUDGES
AND
WAYS
TO
INFLUENCE
THEIR
SELECTION
.
.
120
CC)
HELPING
TO
INFLUENCE
THE
UPC
'
S
FORMATIVE
PERIOD
.
122
DD)
DOES
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
OFFER
SYSTEMIC
ADVANTAGES?
.
122
EE)
OVERALL
CONCLUSION
.
123
D)
POTENTIALLY
DIVERGENT
LEGAL
SITUATIONS
.
124
2.
TO
OPT
OUT
OR
NOT
TO
OPT
OUT?
.
126
A)
SHOULD
A
NATIONAL
ACTION
BE
BROUGHT
WITHOUT
AN
OPT-OUT?
.
126
B)
OPTING
OUT
DURING
THE
TRANSITIONAL
PERIOD
.
126
AA)
SHOULD
AN
OPT-OUT
APPLICATION
BE
LODGED?
.
126
BB)
WHAT
WILL
THE
CONSEQUENCES
OF
OPT-OUT
BE?
.
127
CC)
HOW
MUCH
OWN
EFFORT
AND
EXPENSE
WILL
AN
OPT-OUT
ENTAIL?
.
.
.
127
DD)
SIDELINE:
REPRESENTATIONAL
AUTHORITY
FOR
OPT-OUT
APPLICATIONS.
.
.
.
127
EE)
HOW
MUCH
EFFORT
AND
EXPENSE
WILL
THE
OPPONENT
INCUR?
.
128
FF)
WHEN
SHOULD
AN
OPT-OUT
APPLICATION
BE
LODGED?
.
129
GG)
FINAL
CONCLUSION
.
130
C)
OPTING
OUT
SHORTLY
BEFORE
EXPIRY
OF
THE
TRANSITIONAL
PERIOD
.
130
3.
IS
PURSUING
NATIONAL
PATENT
RIGHTS
A
VIABLE
ALTERNATIVE?
.
130
A)
GERMAN
UTILITY
MODELS
.
131
4.
BEFORE
WHICH
DIVISION
SHOULD
ACTION
BE
BROUGHT?
.
133
A)
SEISE
THE
CENTRAL
DIVISION
OR
A
REGIONAL/LOCAL
DIVISION?.
133
AA)
REFERRING
A
COUNTERCLAIM
FOR
REVOCATION
WITHOUT
SUSPENDING
THE
ACTION
133
BB)
COMPOSITION
OF
UPC
'
S
DIVISIONS
.
134
B)
WHICH
REGIONAL/LOCAL
DIVISION
TO
.
CHOOSE?
.
134
5.
OTHER
CONSIDERATIONS
.
135
A)
CHOOSING
THE
LANGUAGE
OF
THE
PATENT
APPLICATION
.
135
B)
LICENSEES
'
LEGAL
CAPACITY
TO
BRING
ACTION
.
135
III.
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
(POTENTIAL)
PATENT
INFRINGERS
.
136
A)
PRIOR
USAGE
AND
DEFENSIVE
PUBLICATIONS
.
136
XVII
CONTENTS
B)
OPPOSITION
AND
REVOCATION
PROCEEDINGS
.
137
SECTION
2:
LEGAL
FOUNDATIONS
.
139
(ALOYS
HIITTERMANN)
CHAPTER
7:
LEGAL
FOUNDATIONS
OF
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
.
139
I.
APPLICABLE
SUBSTANTIVE
LAW
.
140
1.
IS
THE
EUROPEAN
CONVENTION
ON
HUMAN
RIGHTS
APPLICABLE?
.
142
2.
APPLICABLE
LAW
AFTER
AN
OPT-OUT
.
143
3.
RIGHTS
ARISING
FROM
A
PATENT
.
143
A)
LIMITATIONS
ON
PATENT
PROTECTION
.
144
B)
PRIOR
USE
AND
EXHAUSTION
OF
RIGHTS
.
145
4.
REGULATIONS
RELATING
TO
THE
PARTIES
TO
AN
ACTION
.
146
A)
PRESUMPTION
OF
OWNERSHIP
.
146
B)
LEGAL
CAPACITY
TO
BRING
PATENT
INFRINGEMENT
ACTIONS
.
146
C)
LEGAL
CAPACITY
TO
BRING
REVOCATION
ACTIONS
.
146
D)
MULTIPLE
PLAINTIFFS/DEFENDANTS
.
147
E)
CHANGE
OF
PARTY
.
147
AA)
PROCEDURE
OF
TRANSFERRING
A
PATENT
IN
DISPUTE
.
147
BB)
PROCEDURE
IN
CASE
OF
DEATH
OR
INSOLVENCY
.
147
CC)
PECULIARITIES
OF
ACTIONS
FOR
REVOCATION
(?)
.
148
F)
INTERVENTION
PROCEDURE
.
148
5.
INTERPRETING
THE
PATENT
.
148
IL
LEGAL
CONSEQUENCES
OF
A
PATENT
INFRINGEMENT
.
149
1.
PERIOD
OF
LIMITATION
.
150
2.
POWERS
OF
THE
COURT
.
150
III.
REVOCATION
OF
A
PATENT
.
150
1.
OPPOSITION
PROCEEDINGS
BEFORE
THE
EPO
HAVE
NO
PRIMACY
.
150
2.
GROUNDS
FOR
REVOKING
A
PATENT
.
151
IV.
PROCEDURAL
LAW
.
152
1.
BASIC
PRINCIPLES
.
152
2.
CASE
MANAGEMENT
.
152
3.
SERVICE
OF
DOCUMENTS;
TIME
LIMITS
.
153
4.
REGULATIONS
GOVERNING
DEFAULTED
TIME
LIMITS
.
154
5.
RIGHT
TO
A
FAIR
HEARING
.
155
A)
FORM
OF
THE
DECISIONS
AND
HEARINGS
.
155
B)
AMICUS
CURIAE
BRIEFS
.
155
6.
EX
OFFICIO
INVESTIGATIONS
.
156
7.
PUBLIC
NATURE
OF
THE
PROCEEDINGS
.
156
A)
PUBLICATION
OF
RULINGS
AND
DECISIONS
.
156
B)
REQUEST
FOR
PUBLICATION
OF
WRITTEN
SUBMISSIONS
AND
EVIDENCE
.
156
C)
CONFIDENTIAL
DOCUMENTS
.
157
D)
REQUEST
TO
LIFT
CONFIDENTIALITY
.
157
E)
IMPOSING
CONFIDENTIALITY
ON
THE
OPPOSITE
PARTY
.
157
8.
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
MEANS
OF
EVIDENCE
AND
OFFERING
OF
EVIDENCE
.
158
XVIII
CONTENTS
A)
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
MEANS
OF
EVIDENCE
.
158
B)
OFFERING
OF
EVIDENCE
.
159
9.
DECISION
BY
DEFAULT
.
160
10.
FURTHER
PROCESSING
AND
RE-ESTABLISHMENT
OF
RIGHTS
.
161
11.
REPRESENTATION
.
162
12.
NATURE
OF
THE
APPEAL
PROCEEDING
.
163
13.
PROVIDING
SECURITY
FOR
COSTS
.
164
A)
SECURITY
TO
COVER
THE
COSTS
OF
A
PARTY
.
164
B)
PROVIDING
SECURITY
FOR
COSTS
OF
THE
COURT
.
164
14
.
MEDIATION
AND
SETTLEMENT
.
164
A)
MEDIATION
.
164
B)
GUIDELINES
FOR
MEDIATION
.
165
C)
SETTLEMENT
.
166
15
.
DISPOSAL
OR
DENIAL
OF
AN
ACTION
.
166
16
.
RECURRING
PENALTY
PAYMENTS
.
167
17
.THE
ROLE
OF
THE
EUROPEAN
COURT
OF
JUSTICE
(ECJ)
.
168
V.
REVISIONS
TO
THE
UPC
AGREEMENT
AND
TO
THE
RULES
.
168
1.
REVISION
AFTER
SEVEN
YEARS
2,000
INFRINGEMENT
PROCEEDINGS
.
168
2.
REVISIONS
DERIVING
FROM
INTERNATIONAL
TREATIES
OR
EU
LAW
.
168
3.
EFFICACY
OF
REVISIONS;
OBJECTIONS
BY
A
CONTRACTING
MEMBER
STATE
.
168
4.
AMENDING
THE
UPC
'
S
RULES
OF
PROCEDURE
AND
STATUTE
.
169
CHAPTER
8:
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS:
WHAT
WILL
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
'
S
RULINGS
LOOK
LIKE?
.
170
I.
EVALUATING
THE
OVERALL
PATENT
SITUATION/LANDSCAPE
.
170
II.
THE
UPC
'
S
POWERS
TO
ORDER
INJUNCTIONS
AND
AWARD
DAMAGES
.
174
1.
INJUNCTIVE
RELIEF
.
174
A)
WRITS
OF
INJUNCTION
.
176
B)
STANDARD-ESSENTIAL
PATENTS
.
177
C)
IS
PRODUCT
RECALL
INTEGRAL
TO
THE
CLAIM
TO
INJUNCTIVE
RELIEF?
.
178
D)
CAN
PRODUCTS
DELIVERED
ABROAD
BE
RECALLED
ALSO?
.
178
E)
IS
THERE
A
CLAIM
TO
INFORMATION
ON
RECALL
LETTERS?
.
179
2.
AWARD
OF
DAMAGES
.
179
A)
DO
THE
GUIDELINES
ON
THE
VALUE
OF
THE
ACTION
SERVE
AS
A
BENCHMARK
(?).
.
179
B)
ABATEMENT
OF
DAMAGE
INDEMNITY
DUE
TO
A
MISSING
TRANSLATION
.
180
C)
CLAIMS
TO
INFORMATION
.
180
SECTION
3:
1ST
INSTANCE
INFRINGEMENT
PROCEEDINGS
.
182
(ALOYS
HUTTERMANN)
CHAPTER
9:
COURSE
OF
A
1ST
INSTANCE
INFRINGEMENT
PROCEEDING
.
182
I.
FUNDAMENTALS
.
182
II.
WRITTEN
PROCEDURE
.
183
1.
BRINGING
THE
ACTION
.
183
A)
REGULATIONS
ON
THE
USE
OF
LANGUAGES
.
184
XIX
CONTENTS
B)
LEGAL
CAPACITY
TO
BRING
ACTION
.
184
2.
EXAMINATION
OF
FORMAL
REQUIREMENTS
AND
ASSIGNMENT
TO
A
1
ST
INSTANCE
PANEL
.
184
3.
LODGING
THE
STATEMENT
OF
DEFENSE
.
185
A)
LODGING
A
PRELIMINARY
OBJECTION
.
185
B)
LODGING
A
STATEMENT
OF
DEFENSE
.
186
4.
COUNTERCLAIM
FOR
REVOCATION
.
187
5.
FURTHER
STEPS
OF
THE
WRITTEN
PROCEDURE
.
188
A)
REPLY/REJOINDER
IN
THE
ABSENCE
OF
A
COUNTERCLAIM
.
188
B)
DEFENSE
AND
REPLY
IN
THE
EVENT
OF
A
COUNTERCLAIM
.
190
AA)
COURSE
OF
THE
PROCEEDINGS
FOR
A
COUNTERCLAIM
WITHOUT
PATENT
AMENDMENTS
.
191
BB)
COURSE
OF
A
PROCEEDINGS
WITH
COUNTERCLAIM
AND
PATENT
AMENDMENTS
.
192
6.
ALLOCATION
OF
A
TECHNICAL
JUDGE
.
193
III.
INTERIM
PROCEDURE
.
193
1.
DECISION
ON
SPLITTING
OFF
COUNTERCLAIM
PROCEEDINGS
.
193
A)
THE
PANEL
CONDUCTS
BOTH
PROCEEDINGS
.
194
B)
THE
PANEL
TRANSFERS
THE
REVOCATION
COUNTERCLAIM
PROCEEDING
TO
THE
CENTRAL
DIVISION
.
194
C)
BOTH
PROCEEDINGS
ARE
REFERRED
TO
THE
CENTRAL
DIVISION
.
195
2.
NATURE
OF
THE
INTERIM
PROCEDURE
.
195
3.
INTERIM
CONFERENCE
.
196
IV.
ORAL
PROCEDURE
.
196
V.
DECISION
ON
THE
MERITS
.
198
1.
SETTLEMENT/MEDIATION
.
200
2.
IMPLEMENTATION/ENFORCEMENT
OF
THE
DECISION
ON
THE
MERITS
.
200
VI.
COSTS
PROCEEDING
.
200
VII.
DAMAGE-AWARD
PROCEDURE
.
201
1.
REQUEST
TO
LAY
OPEN
THE
BOOKS
.
202
2.
AWARD
OF
DAMAGES
.
204
3.
COURSE
OF
THE
PROCEDURE
.
204
CHAPTER
10:
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS:
HOW
SHOULD
AN
INFRINGEMENT
PROCEEDING
BE
CONDUCTED?
.
206
I.
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
RELEVANT
FOR
BOTH
PARTIES
.
207
1.
PRETRIAL
MATTERS
AND
AMICABLE
SETTLEMENTS
.
207
2.
ORGANIZATIONAL
MATTERS
.
208
A)
DECISION
BY
DEFAULT
AND
RE-ESTABLISHMENT
OF
RIGHTS
.
210
B)
JUDGE-RAPPORTEUR/INTERIM
PROCEDURE
.
211
C)
ORAL
HEARING
.
211
D)
SUMMARY
OVERVIEW
.
213
3.
PUBLIC
NATURE
OF
THE
PROCEEDINGS
.
213
4.
SPLITTING
THE
PROCEEDINGS
FOLLOWING
A
REVOCATION
COUNTERCLAIM
.
213
XX
CONTENTS
5.
REPRESENTATION
.
214
A)
HOW
MANY
PARTICIPANTS
PER
PARTY?.
214
B)
WHAT
ARE
THE
AVAILABLE
REPRESENTATION
OPTIONS?
.
215
AA)
REPRESENTATION
BY
AN
IN-HOUSE
ATTORNEY
.
215
BB)
REPRESENTATION
THROUGH
AN
EXTERNAL
ATTORNEY
.
216
CC)
REPRESENTATION
THROUGH
A
PATENT
ATTORNEY
.
218
DD)
DUAL
REPRESENTATION
.
218
6.
WITNESSES
AND
EXTERNAL
EXPERTS
.
219
7.
COSTS
.
221
A)
UNPROVOKED
LEGAL
ACTION
.
221
B)
COST
APPORTIONMENT
FOLLOWING
A
DECISION
BY
DEFAULT
.
221
8.
STANDARD-ESSENTIAL
PATENTS
.
222
IL
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
THE
PATENT
PROPRIETOR
.
222
1.
WHICH
DIVISION
SHOULD
BE
SELECTED?
.
222
2.
LODGING
THE
STATEMENT
OF
CLAIM
.
223
A)
CHOICE
OF
LANGUAGES
.
224
B)
DETERMINING
THE
SUBJECT
MATTER
OF
THE
ACTION
.
224
C)
DETERMINING
THE
TERRITORIAL
REACH
.
225
D)
NAMING
THE
DEFENDANT
.
226
3.
AUXILIARY
REQUESTS
IN
REVOCATION
COUNTERCLAIM
PROCEEDINGS
.
226
4.
SHOULD
ENFORCEMENT
OF
THE
1ST
INSTANCE
DECISION
BE
REQUESTED?
.
228
5.
DAMAGE-AWARD
PROCEEDINGS;
CLAIM
TO
DAMAGES
AND
INFORMATION
.
229
III.
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
THE
DEFENDANT
.
229
1.
SHOULD
A
PRELIMINARY
OBJECTION
PURSUANT
TO
RULE
19
BE
LODGED?
.
229
2.
SHOULD
A
PRELIMINARY
OBJECTION
BE
LODGED
IN
ACTIONS
BEFORE
THE
CENTRAL
DIVISION?
.
230
3.
SHOULD
A
REVOCATION
COUNTERCLAIM
BE
LODGED?
.
230
4.
HOW
SHOULD
THE
ARGUMENTATION
BE
STRUCTURED?
.
231
5.
ARGUMENTATION
REGARDING
INJUNCTION
AND
DAMAGES
.
231
SECTION
4:
APPEAL
PROCEEDINGS
.
233
(ALOYS
HUTTERMANN)
CHAPTER
11:
OVERVIEW
OF
THE
APPEAL
PROCEEDING
.
233
I.
APPEALS
NOT
REQUIRING
LEAVE
.
234
II.
APPEALS
REQUIRING
LEAVE
.
234
1.
DECISION
OF
THE
PANEL
OF
FIRST
INSTANCE
.
234
2.
APPEAL
REQUIRING
LEAVE
DURING
AN
ONGOING
PROCEEDING
.
235
A)
CASE
A):
THE
FIRST
INSTANCE
PANEL
GRANTS
LEAVE
TO
THE
APPEAL
.
235
B)
CASE
B)
THE
FIRST
INSTANCE
PANEL
REFUSES
LEAVE
FOR
THE
APPEAL
.
235
III.
APPEALS
AGAINST
COST
DECISIONS
.
236
IV.
NON-APPEALABLE
DECISIONS
.
237
V.
APPLICATION
FOR
SUSPENSIVE
EFFECT
.
237
VI.
COURSE
OF
THE
PROCEEDING
.
237
1.
WRITTEN
PROCEDURE
.
237
XXI
CONTENTS
A)
CONTENTS
OF
THE
FORMAL
APPEAL
.
237
B)
STATEMENT
OF
GROUNDS
OF
APPEAL
.
238
C)
EXAMINATION
AS
TO
FORMAL
REQUIREMENTS
.
238
D)
RESPONDENT
'
S
STATEMENT
OF
RESPONSE
.
239
E)
COURSE
OF
THE
PROCEEDING
WHEN
A
CROSS-APPEAL
IS
LODGED
.
239
F)
FURTHER
COURSE
OF
THE
PROCEEDING
.
240
2.
REFERRALS
TO
THE
FULL
COURT
.
240
3.
INTERIM
PROCEDURE
AND
ORAL
HEARING
.
241
VII.
DECISIONS
OF
THE
COURT
OF
APPEALS
.
241
CHAPTER
12:
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
APPEALS
.
242
L
APPEALS
DURING
ONGOING
PROCEEDINGS?
.
242
II.
APPEALS
AGAINST
FINAL
DECISIONS?
.
243
III.
STRATEGIES
FOR
THE
APPEAL
PROCEEDING
.
243
1.
SHOULD
A
CROSS-CLAIM
BE
BROUGHT?
.
243
2.
SHOULD
SUSPENSIVE
EFFECT
OF
THE
APPEAL
BE
APPLIED
FOR?
.
243
3.
ORGANIZATIONAL
ASPECTS
.
244
SECTION
5:
OTHER
TYPES
OF
PROCEEDINGS
.
245
(ALOYS
HUTTERMANN)
CHAPTER
13:
DESCRIPTION
OF
OTHER
TYPES
OF
PROCEEDINGS
.
245
I.
REVOCATION
ACTIONS
.
245
1.
LODGING
THE
STATEMENT
FOR
REVOCATION
.
246
A)
ENTITLEMENT
TO
BRING
THE
ACTION;
LANGUAGE
USED
.
246
B)
PARTIAL
CHALLENGE
TO
THE
DISPUTED
PATENT
.
247
2.
COURSE
OF
THE
PROCEEDING
.
247
3.
REVOCATION
ACTIONS
IN
PARALLEL
WITH
INFRINGEMENT
PROCEEDINGS
.
249
4.
REVOCATION
ACTIONS
AND
PARALLEL
OPPOSITION
OR
LIMITATION
PROCEEDINGS
.
249
II.
ACTIONS
FOR
DECLARATION
OF
NON-INFRINGEMENT
.
250
1.
LODGING
THE
STATEMENT
FOR
A
DECLARATION
OF
NON-INFRINGEMENT
.
251
2.
WRITTEN
PROCEDURE
.
251
3.
RETROACTIVELY
LODGED
INFRINGEMENTS
ACTIONS
.
252
III.
ACTIONS
AGAINST
DECISIONS
OF
THE
EUROPEAN
PATENT
OFFICE
.
253
1.
APPLICATION
TO
ANNUL
AN
EPO
DECISION
TO
REFUSE
UNITARY
EFFECT
.
253
A)
APPEAL
PROCEEDING
.
254
2.
ACTIONS
AGAINST
THE
EUROPEAN
PATENT
OFFICE
.
254
IV.
INTERVENTION
PROCEEDINGS
.
256
1.
INTERVENTION
UPON
APPLICATION
.
256
2.
INTERVENTION
UPON
INVITATION
BY
THE
COURT
.
257
V
LEGAL
AID
.
259
1.
APPLICATION
FOR
LEGAL
AID
AND
COURSE
OF
THE
PROCEEDING
.
260
2.
WITHDRAWAL
OF
LEGAL
AID
.
261
3.
APPEALS
IN
MATTERS
INVOLVING
LEGAL
AID
.
261
VI.
ACTIONS
FOR
PAYMENT
OF
LICENSE
FEES
WHEN
A
WILLINGNESS
TO
LICENSE
IS
GIVEN
.
.
262
VII.
REHEARING
PROCEEDINGS
.
262
XXII
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
14:
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
ACTIONS
FOR
REVOCATION
OR
FOR
DECLARATION
OF
NON-INFRINGEMENT
.
265
I.
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
REVOCATION
ACTIONS
.
265
1.
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
BOTH
PARTIES
.
265
2.
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
THE
PLAINTIFF
.
266
A)
SHOULD
A
REVOCATION
ACTION
BE
BROUGHT
BEFORE
THE
UPC?
.
266
B)
PROS
AND
CONS
OF
OPPOSITION
PROCEEDINGS
BEFORE
THE
EPO
.
266
C)
ADVANTAGES
AND
DISADVANTAGES
OF
NATIONAL
REVOCATION
ACTIONS
.
268
D)
PROS
AND
CONS
OF
REVOCATION
ACTIONS
BEFORE
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
269
E)
PROS
AND
CONS
OF
REVOCATION
COUNTERCLAIMS
BEFORE
THE
UNIFIED
PA
TENT
COURT
.
270
F)
OVERALL
CONCLUSIONS
.
271
3.
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
THE
DEFENDANT
.
272
A)
SHOULD
A
COUNTERCLAIM
FOR
PATENT
INFRINGEMENT
BE
LODGED?
.
272
II.
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
ACTIONS
FOR
DECLARATION
OF
NON-INFRINGEMENT
.
273
1.
FUNDAMENTALS
.
273
2.
PATENT-STRATEGY
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
THE
PLAINTIFF
.
273
A)
SHOULD
ACTION
FOR
DECLARATION
OF
NON-INFRINGEMENT
BE
LODGED?
.
273
3.
PATENT-STRATEGY
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
THE
DEFENDANT
.
273
A)
SHOULD
AN
INFRINGEMENT
ACTION
BE
LODGED
WITHIN
THE
TIME
LIMIT?
.
273
SECTION
6:
PRETRIAL
PROCEEDINGS
.
275
(ALOYS
HIITTERMANN)
CHAPTER
15:
INTRODUCTION
TO
PRETRIAL
PROCEEDINGS
.
275
I.
PROCEEDINGS
FOR
PROVISIONAL
MEASURES
.
276
1.
COURSE
OF
THE
PROCEEDING
FOR
PROVISIONAL
MEASURES
.
276
A)
APPLICATION
FOR
PROVISIONAL
MEASURES
.
276
B)
COURSE
OF
THE
PROCEEDING
FOR
PROVISIONAL
MEASURES
.
277
AA)
COURSE
OF
THE
PROCEEDINGS
WHEN
THE
APPLICANT
REQUESTS
PROVISIONAL
MEASURES
WITHOUT
HEARING
THE
DEFENDANT
.
278
BB)
COURSE
OF
THE
PROCEEDING
WITHOUT
APPLICATION
NOT
TO
HEAR
THE
DEFENDANT
.
281
2.
PROTECTIVE
LETTERS
.
281
3.
RIGHT
TO
REQUEST
A
MAIN
PROCEEDING
ON
THE
MERITS
.
282
4.
COMPENSATION
OF
DAMAGE
.
283
II.
APPLICATIONS
FOR
PRESERVING
EVIDENCE
AND
FOR
INSPECTION
.
283
1.
COURSE
OF
THE
PROCEEDING
.
283
A)
APPLICATION
FOR
PRESERVING
EVIDENCE
.
283
B)
EXAMINATION
OF
THE
APPLICATION
.
284
C)
COURSE
OF
PROCEEDINGS
WHEN
THE
APPLICANT
REQUESTS
PRESERVATION
OF
EVIDENCE
WITHOUT
HEARING
THE
DEFENDANT
.
285
AA)
IMPLEMENTING
THE
PRESERVATION
OF
EVIDENCE
.
285
BB)
DEFENDANT
'
S
OPTIONS
FOR
AN
APPEAL
.
286
XXIII
CONTENTS
D)
COURSE
OF
THE
PROCEEDING
WHEN
THE
APPLICANT
REQUESTS
PRESERVATION
OF
EVIDENCE,
BUT
NOT
WITHOUT
HEARING
THE
DEFENDANT
.
288
2.
PROTECTIVE
LETTERS
.
288
3.
MAIN
PROCEEDINGS
ON
THE
MERITS
.
288
4.
COMPENSATION
FOR
DAMAGE
.
289
III.
ORDER
TO
FREEZE
ASSETS
.
289
CHAPTER
16:
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
PRETRIAL
PROCEEDINGS
.
290
I.
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
PROVISIONAL
MEASURES
.
290
1.
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
BOTH
PARTIES
.
290
2.
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
THE
PATENT
PROPRIETOR
.
292
A)
SHOULD
ONE
APPLY
TO
THE
UPC
FOR
PROVISIONAL
MEASURES?
.
292
B)
OR
SHOULD
PROVISIONAL
MEASURES
BE
SOUGHT
ON
THE
NATIONAL
LEVEL
WHILE
THE
MAIN
PROCEEDINGS
ARE
BROUGHT
BEFORE
THE
UPC?
.
292
C)
WHAT
IS
THE
BEST
LINE
OF
ARGUMENTATION
TO
TAKE?
.
293
AA)
ARGUMENTATION
REGARDING
DAMAGE
COMPENSATION
IN
THE
APPLICA
TION
FOR
PROVISIONAL
MEASURES
.
294
BB)
ARGUMENTATION
REGARDING
DAMAGE
COMPENSATION
WHEN
PROVISIO
NAL
MEASURES
ARE
REVOKED
.
295
CC)
TEMPORALLY
LIMITED
PROVISIONAL
MEASURES?
.
295
3.
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
THE
ALLEGED
PATENT
INFRINGER/DEFENDANT
OF
THE
APPLICATION
FOR
PROVISIONAL
MEASURES
.
296
A)
SHOULD
PROTECTIVE
LETTERS
BE
LODGED?
.
296
B)
WHICH
LINE
OF
ARGUMENTATION
TO
USE
IN
A
PROTECTIVE
LETTER?
.
296
IL
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
PROCEEDINGS
FOR
PRESERVING
EVIDENCE
.
298
1.
IS
THERE
SUCH
A
THING
AS
A
"
DISCOVERY
"
PROCEEDING
BEFORE
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT?
.
298
2.
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
PATENT
PROPRIETORS
.
299
A)
SHOULD
AN
APPLICATION
FOR
PRESERVING
EVIDENCE
BE
LODGED
WITH
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT?
.
299
B)
HOW
TO
ARGUE
IN
A
PROCEEDING
FOR
PRESERVING
EVIDENCE?
.
299
C)
APPLYING
FOR
THE
PRODUCTION
OF
EVIDENCE
AS
AN
ALTERNATIVE
.
301
3.
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
AFFECTED
PARTIES
.
301
A)
SHOULD
A
PROTECTIVE
LETTER
BE
LODGED?
.
301
B)
SHOULD
ONE
COOPERATE
IN
THE
PRESERVATION
OF
EVIDENCE?
.
301
C)
HANDOVER
OF
THE
EXPERT
'
S
REPORT
TO
THE
APPLICANT
.
302
SECTION
7:
ENFORCEMENT
.
303
CHAPTER
17:
ENFORCEMENT
OF
DECISIONS
AND
ORDERS
.
303
(ALOYS
HUTTERMANN)
I.
DAMAGE
DUE
TO
ENFORCEMENT
AND
THE
LODGING
OF
SECURITIES
.
303
IL
TIMING
OF
THE
ENFORCEMENT
.
304
III.
SUSPENSION
OF
ENFORCEMENT
.
304
IV.
PENALTY
PAYMENTS
.
305
XXIV
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
18:
STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
ENFORCEMENT
.
306
(ALOYS
HUTTERMANN)
I.
CONDITIONAL
DECISION
.
306
IL
SEEK
PENALTY
PAYMENTS
OR
BRING
A
NEW
INFRINGEMENT
ACTION?
.
306
CHAPTER
19:
ENFORCEMENT
IN
BELGIUM
.
308
(MICHAEL
BECK)
I.
PROCEDURAL
ASPECTS
.
308
1.
LANGUAGE
ISSUES.
308
2.
COURSE
OF
AN
ENFORCEMENT
PROCEDURE
.
308
A)
ROLE
OF
THE
BAILIFFS
.
308
B)
COURSE
OF
THE
PROCEDURE
.
309
C)
SEIZURE
.
310
D)
TEMPORARY
PROTECTION
FROM
CREDITORS
.
310
CHAPTER
20:
ENFORCEMENT
IN
DENMARK
.
311
(HENRIK
BENDIKSEN)
I.
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
.
311
1.
PRELIMINARY
INJUNCTIONS
.
311
2.
CRIMINAL
PROCEEDINGS
.
312
3.
OTHER
PROCEEDINGS
.
312
A)
BORDER
MEASURES
.
312
B)
SECURING
OF
EVIDENCE
.
313
IL
PROCEDURAL
ASPECTS
.
313
1.
COURSE
OF
THE
PROCEDURE
.
313
2.
COUNTERMEASURES
OF
THE
DEBTOR
.
314
CHAPTER
21:
ENFORCEMENT
IN
GERMANY
.
315
(ALOYS
HIITTERMANN)
I.
PREREQUISITES
FOR
ENFORCEMENT
.
315
II.
COMPETENT
ENFORCEMENT
COURT
.
315
III.
COURSE
OF
THE
EXECUTION
.
315
1.
ENFORCEMENT
IN
THE
CASE
OF
MOVABLE
PROPERTY
AND
OBJECTS
.
316
2.
ENFORCEMENT
OF
RIGHTS
AND
CLAIMS
.
316
3.
REAL
ESTATE
.
316
IV.
LEGAL
REMEDIES
.
316
1.
REMINDER
.
316
2.
ENFORCEMENT
DEFENSE
ACTION
.
317
3.
THIRD-PARTY
ACTIONS
.
317
CHAPTER
22:
ENFORCEMENT
IN
FRANCE
.
318
(PIERRE
VERON)
I.
ENFORCING
A
FRENCH
JUDICIAL
DECISION
IN
FRANCE
.
318
1.
THE
LEGAL
FRAMEWORK
AND
THE
PLAYERS
OF
THE
ENFORCEMENT
.
318
2.
ENFORCEMENT
MEASURES
.
319
XXV
CONTENTS
II.
PROVISIONAL
MEASURES
.
320
III.
ENFORCING
A
UPC
DECISION
IN
FRANCE
.
321
CHAPTER
23:
ENFORCEMENT
IN
ITALY
.
323
(
CESARE
CORRADINI)
I.
COMPETENCE
OF
THE
COURT
.
323
II.
PROCEDURE
OF
THE
ENFORCEMENT
.
323
III.
POSSIBILITIES
OF
THIRD
PARTIES
TO
INTERVENE
.
324
CHAPTER
24:
ENFORCEMENT
IN
THE
NETHERLANDS
.
325
(FRANK
EIJSVOGELS/JUDITH
KRENS)
CHAPTER
25:
ENFORCEMENT
IN
AUSTRIA
.
327
(THOMAS
ADOCKER)
I.
DETERMINING
THE
COURT
OF
JURISDICTION
.
328
II.
PROCEDURAL
ASPECTS
.
328
1.
ENFORCEMENT
TARGETING
MOVEABLE
CHATTELS
AND
PHYSICAL
ITEMS
.
328
2.
ENFORCEMENT
TARGETING
LEGAL
RIGHTS
AND
CLAIMS
RECEIVABLE.
329
3.
ENFORCEMENT
TARGETING
REAL
PROPERTY
.
329
III.
COURSE
OF
THE
PROCEEDING
.
329
1.
LEGAL
REMEDIES
.
329
2.
INSOLVENCY
.
330
IV.
OPEN
ISSUES
.
330
CHAPTER
26:
ENFORCEMENT
IN
FINLAND
.
332
(KIM
FINNILD/SUVI
JULIN)
CHAPTER
27:
ENFORCEMENT
IN
SWEDEN
.
333
(ANDERS
HANSSON)
I.
INSTITUTIONS
AND
PROCEDURE
.
333
II.
ENFORCING
DECISIONS
OF
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
.
335
SECTION
8:
COMPARISON
WITH
NATIONAL
LAW
.
337
CHAPTER
28:
COMPARISON
WITH
OPPOSITION
PROCEEDINGS
BEFORE
THE
EUROPEAN
PATENT
OFFICE
.
337
(ALOYS
HIITTERMANN)
I.
SIMILARITIES
.
337
II.
DIFFERENCES
.
338
CHAPTER
29:
COMPARISON
WITH
BELGIAN
LAW
.
339
(MICHAEL
BECK)
I.
SUBSTANTIVE
PATENT
LAW
.
339
II.
DESCRIPTIVE
MEASURES
-
PRELIMINARY
MEASURES
.
339
III.
PROCEEDINGS
ON
THE
MERITS
.
340
XXVI
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
30:
COMPARISON
WITH
DANISH
LAW
.
342
(HENRIK
BENDIKSEN)
I
.
SIMILARITIES
.
342
IL
DIFFERENCES
.
344
CHAPTER
31:
COMPARISON
WITH
GERMAN
LAW
.
345
(ALOYS
HIITTERMANN)
I.
SIMILARITIES
.
345
II.
DIFFERENCES
.
346
CHAPTER
32:
COMPARISON
WITH
FRENCH
LAW
.
347
(PIERRE
VERON)
I.
STRUCTURE
.
347
II.
COMPOSITION
.
348
III.
REPRESENTATION
.
348
IV.
JURISDICTION
.
348
V.
PROCEDURAL
PRINCIPLES
.
349
VI.
SIMILARITES
AND
DIFFERENCES
.
350
VII.
COSTS
OF
PROCEEDINGS.
352
1.
DECISIONS
ON
COSTS
.
352
2.
RECOVERY
OF
COSTS
AND
ATTORNEY
'
S
FEES:
.
352
CHAPTER
33:
COMPARISON
WITH
ITALIAN
LAW
.
353
(
CESARE
CORRADINI)
I.
SIMILARITIES
.
353
II.
DIFFERENCES
.
354
CHAPTER
34:
COMPARISON
WITH
DUTCH
LAW
.
357
(FRANK
EIJSVOGELS
/
JUDITH
KRENS)
I.
INTRODUCTION
.
357
II.
PROCEDURE
OF
THE
COURT
OF
1ST
INSTANCE
.
358
1.
WRITTEN
PROCEDURE
.
358
2.
INTERIM
PROCEDURE
.
359
3.
ORAL
HEARING
.
359
4.
DAMAGES
AND
COST
PROCEDURES
.
359
5.
EVIDENCE
.
360
III.
PROVISIONAL
MEASURES
.
360
IV.
APPEAL
PROCEDURE
.
361
V.
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
.
361
1.
DECISIONS
AND
ORDERS
.
361
2.
SETTLEMENT
.
362
CHAPTER
35:
COMPARISON
WITH
AUSTRIAN
LAW
.
363
(THOMAS
ADOCKER)
I.
FUNDAMENTALS
.
363
II.
PROCEEDINGS
FOR
PRELIMINARY
INJUNCTION
.
364
XXVII
CONTENTS
III.
REVOCATION
PROCEEDINGS
.
364
IV.
INFRINGEMENT
PROCEEDINGS
.
365
V.
PROCEEDINGS
FOR
PRESERVING
EVIDENCE
.
366
VI.
LEGAL
REMEDIES/APPEALS
.
366
CHAPTER
36:
COMPARISON
WITH
FINNISH
LAW
.
368
(KIM
FINNILD
/
SUVI
JULIN)
I
.
SIMILARITIES
.
368
IL
DIFFERENCES
.
369
1.
GENERAL
.
369
2.
REPRESENTATION
.
370
3.
COSTS
.
370
CHAPTER
37:
COMPARISON
WITH
SWEDISH
LAW
.
371
(ANDERS
HANSSON)
I
.
SIMILARITIES
.
371
IL
DIFFERENCES
.
373
CHAPTER
38:
COMPARISON
WITH
US
LAW
.
375
(JOHN
RICHARDS)
I
.
INTRODUCTION
.
375
IL
TRIBUNALS
AND
THEIR
SUBJECT
MATTER
JURISDICTION
.
376
1.
FEDERAL
DISCTRICT
COURTS
.
376
2.
COURT
OF
CLAIMS
.
377
3.
INTERNATIONAL
TRADE
COMISSION
(ITC)
.
377
4.
PATENT
TRIAL
AND
APPEAL
BOARD
(PTAB)
.
377
5.
APPEALS/CAFC
.
378
III.
PERSONAL
JURISDICTION
.
378
1.
SITUATION
IN
THE
US
.
379
IV.
SUBSTANTIVE
LAW
TO
BE
APPLIED
BY
THE
FOR
A
.
382
1.
SITUATION
BEFORE
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
.
382
2.
SITUATION
IN
THE
US
.
382
V.
REMEDIES
FOR
INFRINGEMENT
.
383
1.
INJUNCTIONS
.
384
2.
DAMAGES
.
385
3.
ENHANCED
DAMAGES
.
388
4.
AWARD
OF
ATTORNEY
FEES
.
389
VI.
PROVISIONAL
AND
PROTECTIVE
MEASURES
.
389
1.
PRELIMINARY
INJUNCTIONS
.
389
2.
PRODUCTION
AND
PRESERVATION
OF
EVIDENCE
.
390
VII.
WHO
CAN
BRING
SUIT
FOR
PATENT
INFRINGEMENT
.
391
VIII.
WHO
CAN
SEEK
TO
HAVE
PATENT
DECLARED
INVALID
OR
REVOKED
.
393
IX.
PROCEDURE
IN
GENERAL
.
394
1.
THE
SITUATION
BEFORE
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
.
394
2.
U.S.
DISTRICT
COURT
PROCEDURE
.
395
A)
PLEADINGS
.
396
XXVIII
CONTENTS
B)
CASE
MANAGEMENT
CONFERENCE
.
397
C)
CLAIM
CONSTRUCTION
.
397
D)
DISCOVERY
.
398
F)
TRIAL
.
401
G)
MOTIONS
.
403
AA)
MOTION
FOR
SUMMARY
JUDGMENT
.
404
H)
DETERMINATION
OF
DAMAGE
AWARDS
AND
AWARD
OF
COSTS
.
404
3.
PTAB
PROCEDURE
.
405
A)
DIFFERENCES
AND
SIMILARITIES
OF
INTER
PARTES
REVIEW
AND
POST
GRANT
REVIEW
.
405
B)
SEQUENCE
OF
EVENTS
.
407
4.
APPEAL
.
408
CHAPTER
39:
COMPARISON
WITH
CHINESE
LAW
.
410
(
QINGHUA
ZHOU/PEIPEI
LIU/]UNWEI
LI)
I.
COURT
SYSTEM
AND
JURISDICTION
OF
LITIGATIONS
REGARDING
PATENT
INFRINGEMENT
.
410
II.
ELIGIBLE
PLAINTIFFS
FOR
PATENT
INFRINGEMENT
ACTIONS
.
412
III.
LITIGATION
PROCEDURES
.
413
IV.
PROVISIONAL
PROTECTIVE
MEASURES
.
415
V.
PROCEDURES
OF
PATENT
INVALIDATION
.
416
1.
REVIEW
OF
INVALIDATION
REQUESTS
.
416
2.
MAKING
OF
THE
INVALIDATION
DECISION
.
416
3.
JUDICIAL
REMEDIES
AFTER
INVALIDATION
.
416
VI.
DETERMINATION
OF
THE
AMOUNT
OF
COMPENSATION
AND
UNDERTAKING
OF
REASONABLE
EXPENSES
.
417
VII.
ADMINISTRATIVE
PROTECTION
OF
PATENT
.
418
CHAPTER
40:
COMPARISON
WITH
JAPANESE
LAW
.
419
(SHIMAKO
KATO)
I.
JURISDICTION
AND
FRAMEWORK
FOR
PATENT
INFRINGEMENT
LITIGATION
.
419
IL
COURTS
.
420
III.
COUNSEL
.
420
IV.
CHARACTERISTICS
OF
PATENT
INFRINGEMENT
LITIGATION
.
421
1.
OUTLINE
OF
PROCEDURE
.
421
2.
PRELIMINARY
INJUNCTION
.
422
3.
EVIDENCE
.
422
4.
USE
OF
EXPERTS
.
423
5.
INSPECTION
OF
JUDGMENT
AND
CASE
RECORD
.
423
V.
RECOVERY
OF
LITIGATION
COSTS
.
424
CHAPTER
41:
COMPARISON
WITH
KOREAN
LAW
.
425
(YOUNG-KI
HA)
I.
KOREAN
COURT
SYSTEM
.
425
II.
TYPES
OF
LEGAL
ACTIONS
.
427
1.
CIVIL
ACTION
.
427
A)
MAIN
ACTION
.
427
XXIX
CONTENTS
B)
PRELIMINARY
INJUNCTION
ACTION
.
429
C)
INVALIDATION
ACTION
.
430
D)
CONFIRMATION
OF
SCOPE
ACTION
.
430
2.
CRIMINAL
ACTION
.
431
3.
OTHER
ACTIONS
.
431
A)
WARNING
LETTER
.
431
B)
TRADE
SANCTION
.
431
PART
4:
STRATEGIC
OPTIONS
.
433
(ALOYS
HUTTERMANN)
CHAPTER
42:
SUMMARY
OVERVIEW
OF
THE
STRATEGIC
OPTIONS
.
435
I
.
THE
UNITARY
PATENT
.
435
IL
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
.
436
1.
OPTING
OUT
OF
THE
JURISDICTION
OF
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
.
436
2.
NATIONAL
PATENTS
AS
AN
ALTERNATIVE
.
437
3.
GENERAL
CONSIDERATIONS
.
437
A)
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
PATENT
PROPRIETORS
.
438
B)
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
POTENTIAL
PATENT
INFRINGERS
.
438
ANNEX
1:
REGULATION
(EU)
NO
1257/2012
.
443
ANNEX
2:
REGULATION
(EU)
NO
1260/2012
.
454
ANNEX
3:
AGREEMENT
ON
A
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
(2013/C
175/01)
.
459
ANNEX
4:
RULES
OF
PROCEDURE
OF
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
.
489
ANNEX
5:
ANNEX
I
TO
THE
UPCA:
STATUTE
OF
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
.
605
ANNEX
6:
ANNEX
II
TO
THE
UPCA:
DISTRIBUTION
OF
CASES
WITHIN
THE
CENTRAL
DIVISION
.
615
REGISTER
OF
DECISIONS
.
617
INDEX
.
623
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