“Recent Case Law in German Patent Law 2018” has been published by Eisenführ Speiser. In this periodical our litigators report on notable decisions made by the German patent jurisdiction in the year 2018.

The following decisions are discussed:

• Gurtstraffer
  (Federal Court of Justice, judgment of 24.04.2018, X ZR 50/16)
   
• Wasserdichter Lederschuh
  (Federal Court of Justice, judgment of 30.01.2018, X ZR 27/16)
   
• Schutzmantel
  (Düsseldorf Upper District Court, judgment of 03.05.2018, I-2 U 45/17)
   
• Antikörpergemisch
  (Düsseldorf District Court, judgment of 12.07.2018, 4a O 39/18)
   
• Werkzeuggriff
  (Federal Court of Justice, court order of 25.09.2018, X ZR 76/18)
   
• Beheizbarer Boden
  (Düsseldorf Upper District Court, judgment of 19.07.2018, 15U 43/15)
   
• Rasierklingeneinheiten
  (Düsseldorf Upper District Court, court order of 30.04.2018, I-15 W 9/18)
   
• Schutzverkleidung für funktechnische Anlagen
  (Düsseldorf Upper District Court, judgment of 14.03.2018, I-15 U 49/16)
   
• Spinfrequenz
  (Federal Court of Justice, judgment of 26.09.2017, X ZR 109/15)
   
• Kinderbett
  (Federal Court of Justice, judgment of 27.03.2018, X ZR 59/16)
   
• Digitales Buch
  (Federal Court of Justice, judgment of 07.11.2017, X ZR 63/15)
   
• LG Mannheim, Urteil vom 28.09.2018, 7 O 165/16
   
• LG Düsseldorf, Urteil vom 11.07.2018, 4c O 81/17
   
• LG Düsseldorf, Urteil vom 09.11.2018, 4a O 16/17
   
• LG Düsseldorf, Urteil vom 09.11.2018, 4a O 63/17
   
• Boston Scientific / DPMA (German Patent and Trademark Office)
  (ECJ, judgment of 25.10.2018, C-527/17)
   
• Nassgranulierung
  (Düsseldorf Upper District Court, court order of 03.05.2018, 2 U 79/16)
   
• Flammpunktprüfungsvorrichtung
  (Düsseldorf Upper District Court, judgment of 26.07.2018, I-15 U 2/17)
   
• Rohrleitungsprüfung
  (Karlsruhe Upper District Court, judgment of 13.04.2018, 6 U 161/16)
   
• Isentress II
  (Federal Patent Court, judgment of 21.11.2017, 3 Li 1/16 (EP))
   
• Feldmausbekämpfung
  (Federal Court of Justice, judgment of 27.03.2018, X ZB 18/16)
   
• Waffengleichheit im Verfügungsverfahren
  (Federal Constitutional Court, court orders of 30.09.2018, 1 BvR 1783/17 & 2421/17)
   
• Stents
  (Düsseldorf District Court, judgment of 23.10.2018, 4c O 53/18)
   
• Maskensystem
  (Munich I District Court, court order of 21.09.2017, 7 O 15820/16)
   
• Ratschenschlüssel II
  (Federal Court of Justice, court order of 27.03.2018, X ZB 3/15)

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