“Good ideas need
Comprehensive
Protection and Strict
Enforcement”
In order to differentiate a European patent application or a European patent from the prior art,… At the core of the decision ‘Mädelsabend’ is the demarcation from the decisions of the German… Since the two decisions “Broccoli-II” and “Tomatoes II” (G 2/12 and G2/13) of the Enlarged Board… In principle, patents may only be granted in the form in which they were applied for.… With a decision dated November 28, 2018, the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA) sought to reject…