232.14
PATGLBI
CH
CH
Art. 24 Legge federale del 25 giugno 1954 sui brevetti d'invenzione (LBI)
LBI; Titolo primo: Disposizioni generali; Capo 3: Modificazioni nell’esistenza del brevetto; A. Rinuncia parziale; I. Condizioni
Art. 24 LBI
Il titolare di un brevetto può rinunciarvi parzialmente chiedendo all’IPI: a. di sopprimere una rivendicazione (art. 51 e 55); o b. di limitare una rivendicazione indipendente riunendo alla stessa una o più rivendicazioni da essa dipendenti; o c. di limitare in altro modo una rivendicazione indipendente; in questo caso, la rivendicazione limitata deve riferirsi alla stessa invenzione e definire una forma d’esecuzione prevista tanto nel fascicolo del brevetto pubblicato quanto nella versione della domanda di brevetto che ha determinato la data di deposito.
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Decisioni giudiziarie che applicano questa disposizione (15)
UE230306 · zh (§§ 24 ff. PatG)
Review of Prosecutor's Dismissal of Unlawful Treatment Claims in Involuntary Commitment
Cited as the relevant law for coercive measures before the revision of the Adult Protection Law.
O2019-012 (Art. 24 Abs. 1 lit. b PatG)
Retroactivity of Patent Claim Limitations
Cited in relation to the possibility of combining independent and dependent claims.
O2018-004 (Art. 24 PatG)
Patent Holder's Mid-Litigation Claim Amendment and Unfair Competition Finding
Cited in relation to the patent holder's partial withdrawal of the patent.
O2019-008 (Art. 24 Abs. 1 lit. b PatG)
Flow measurement sensor patent infringement upheld
Cited in relation to the permissibility of combining an independent claim with dependent claims.
O2016-012 (Art. 24 Abs. 1 lit. a PatG)
Patent Holder Allowed to Amend Claims with "True New Fact" After Written Arguments
Allows for partial waiver of a patent.
O2016-012 (Art. 24 Abs. 1 lit. c PatG)
Patent Holder Allowed to Amend Claims with "True New Fact" After Written Arguments
Allows for partial waiver of a patent.
O2016-001 (Art. 24 LBI)
Patent Validity and Ownership Dispute Denied
Cited as the legal basis for the partial renunciation (limitation) of the patent by the patent holder during the proceedings.
O2015-018 (art. 24 LBI)
Patent Validity and Ownership Dispute Dismissed
Cited regarding the possibility of partial renunciation of patent rights.
S2014-001 (Art. 24 Abs. 1 lit. c PatG)
Patent Holder Denied Injunction Over Invalid Drug Patent
The defendant argued that the amended claims violated this provision regarding amendments that add subject matter.
S2013-008 (Art. 24 Abs. 1 lit. c PatG)
Provisional Evidence Gathering Granted in Patent Infringement Case
This provision concerns the conditions for accepting amendments to patent claims during the examination process.
O2012-030 (Art. 24 Abs. 1 lit. c PatG)
Patent Invalidated for Anticipation by Prior Art
Used to assess the admissibility of the defendant's amendment requests, specifically regarding the requirement for support in the published patent specification.
HG.2006.65 · sg (Art. 24 Abs. 1 lit. c PatG)
Patent Infringement and Invalidity Ruling on Spring Turning Devices
Cited in the reasoning (Erw. I.1.c and C.1.b) regarding the partial surrender of Patent CH 003, which was referenced in the decision summary that informed the final orders.
HG.2006.65 · sg (Art. 24 PatG)
Patent Infringement and Validity Dispute Regarding Spring Core Machines
Cited in the introductory summary, relevant for the partial revocation (Teilverzicht) process examined for patent CH 003.
HG.2005.21 · sg (Art. 24 Abs. 1 lit. b PatG)
Patent Validity Challenge Regarding Induction Cooking Device with Electromagnetic Shielding
Cited in the reasoning section (III.5.a.aa, III.5.b.a, III.5.g.bb) concerning the formal requirements for an admissible partial surrender (Teilverzicht) which determined the scope of review for the main and subsidiary claims.
VPB 2005.511 (Art. 24 LBI)
European Patent Law Modernization and Treaty Approval
This article from the Swiss Patent Law is discussed in relation to partial renunciation of patents and its abrogation is proposed due to its incompatibility with the new European patent limitation procedures.