{"id":22997807,"date":"2021-04-20T12:48:06","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T10:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karoip.com\/unkategorisiert\/2021\/04\/registered-design-as-starting-point-for-examination-for-inventive-step\/"},"modified":"2021-04-20T12:48:06","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T10:48:06","slug":"registered-design-as-starting-point-for-examination-for-inventive-step","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karoip.com\/en\/blog-en\/design-en\/2021\/04\/registered-design-as-starting-point-for-examination-for-inventive-step\/","title":{"rendered":"Registered design as starting point for examination for inventive step"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>BGH, Urteil vom 20. 04.2021, X ZR 40\/19, Zahnimplantat<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the case of the patent in dispute (dental implant), which was declared invalid in patent revocation proceedings, one of the issues was whether the publication of a registered design can be considered as a starting point in the examination for inventive step.<\/p>\n<p>The BGH concludes that published designs &#8211; as well as other pictorial representations and illustrations &#8211; may be considered as a starting point for considerations of inventive step if the pictorial representation (directly and unambiguously) reveals technical relationships or functions.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the concept of prior art is not limited to patent literature, but includes &#8220;<em>anything which has been made available to the public by written or oral description, by use or in any other way before the filing date of the European patent application&#8221;<\/em> (Art. 54(2) EPC). <\/p>\n<p><strong>Practical tip:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is advisable to also consider design publications, among other things, as part of preliminary searches and to include these more strongly in the strategy considerations.<\/p>\n<p>In particular, it can also be useful to request a so-called deferred publication for design applications if there are indications that the technology of the product also still offers potential for patent or utility model protection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BGH, Urteil vom 20. 04.2021, X ZR 40\/19, Zahnimplantat In the case of the patent in dispute (dental implant), which was declared invalid in patent revocation proceedings, one of the issues was whether the publication of a registered design can be considered as a starting point in the examination for inventive step. 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