UPC CFI LD Dusseldorf, 2 August 2024: Territorial limitation of European patent amendment inadmissible absent objective reasons

An amendment of an application for amendment of a patent is not governed by Rule 263 RoP but to be classified as a subsequent request to amend the patent within the meaning of Rule 30(2) RoP, which is admissible only with the permission of the Court Territorial limitation of the amendment was inadmissible, in the absence objective reasons for it (Article 34 UPCA). The new applications, without territorial limitations, are ultimately only a clarification of the previous legal situation, is admissible and allowed under Rule 30(2) RoP. 

IPPT20240802, UPC CFI, LD Düsseldorf, Fujifilm v Kodak