UPC CoA: translation of specification presumed accurate if it formed basis of EPO examination; court can decide added matter even without written argument

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The appellate hearing was held in a hybrid language format: with the parties’ consent, the court allowed oral argument in English as well as German (the language of proceedings in this case).

Court and counsel

Panel 2: Presiding Judge (and here, judge-rapporteur) Rian Kalden, Judge Ingeborg Simonsson, Judge Patricia Rombach, Technically Qualified Judge Torsten Duhme and Technically Qualified Judge Max Tilmann.

Counsel for plaintiff-appellant Seoul Viosys: Linklaters (lead counsel: Dr. Bolko Ehlgen) and Schneiders & Behrendt patent attorney Dr. Olaf Isfort.

Counsel for defendant-appellee expert e-commerce / expert klein: Krieger Mes’s Dr. Dirk Jestaedt and HGF patent attorney Bernhard Ganahl.