{"id":22997802,"date":"2020-12-15T12:55:18","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T11:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karoip.com\/unkategorisiert\/2020\/12\/citations-should-already-be-subject-of-applicants-submission-in-nullity-action-in-first-instance\/"},"modified":"2020-12-15T12:55:18","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T11:55:18","slug":"citations-should-already-be-subject-of-applicants-submission-in-nullity-action-in-first-instance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karoip.com\/en\/blog-en\/patent-en\/2020\/12\/citations-should-already-be-subject-of-applicants-submission-in-nullity-action-in-first-instance\/","title":{"rendered":"Citations should already be subject of applicant&#8217;s submission in nullity action in first instance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>BPatG, Urt. des X. Zivilsenats v. 15.12.2020 &#8211; X ZR 180\/18 &#8211; Scheibenbremse <\/em><\/p>\n<p>A citation which only came to the attention of the invalidity applicant at second instance may only be taken into account if the applicant explains and, if necessary, substantiates why a search which would have brought the document to light was not (yet) prompted at first instance.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore the plaintiff must specifically demonstrate how he created the search profile of his first-instance search and why he chose such a profile and not the one that led to the identification of the new citation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Practical tip:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To prepare an attack on a patent, a patent search should be carried out via professionals who prepare a comprehensive search strategy and corresponding reports and supporting documents.<\/p>\n<p>It is also important to determine the direction of the search at an early stage and to incorporate any necessary twists in the case directly into this search strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Accordingly, there should also be no waiting to carry out a supplementary search.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BPatG, Urt. des X. 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