UPC CFI, LD The Hague, 3 March 2026: Counterclaim action successful , patent revoked in entirety.
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Counterclaim action successful. Patent revoked in entirety for lack of novelty. (Article 54 EPC , Rule 25 RoP).
The patent lacks novelty as Claim 1 of the patent is fully anticipated by prior art (JP748).
Claim 1 of the Auxilliary Request is obvious, starting from the same prior art. The unamended dependent claims, cannot change this.
