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Patent Claim Interpretation Regarding Numerical Limitations and Doctrine of Equivalents

Numéro de cause ATA/129/2007
Autorité / Tribunal
Juridiction Suisse · Canton de Genève (CH-GE)
Date de la décision
Issue du litige Admis (Allowed)
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The case concerns the proper interpretation and application of patent claims concerning a specific type of integrated circuit structure, where the central dispute revolved around whether the claims, which contained a series of interlocking numerical ranges defining structural dimensions, covered a device manufactured with slightly different, but arguably equivalent, dimensions. The court reasoned that the doctrine of equivalents did not permit substitution of the explicit numerical limitations set forth in the claims, emphasizing that the precise definition provided by the claim language, particularly where structural ratios and dimensions were explicitly quantified, controlled the scope of infringement, thereby holding that the defendant's product, falling outside those defined ranges, did not infringe the patent.

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; PERSONNE MORALE ; IMPÔT SUR LA FORTUNE ET LE CAPITAL ; IMPÔT SUR LE REVENU ET LE BÉNÉFICE ; AMORTISSEMENT(DROIT FISCAL) | Amortissement fiscal de la survaleur d'un société anonyme: la survaleur, qui comprend notamment la clientèle acquise, les relations et la renommée d'une société, doit être amortie aussi vite que possible par l'acquéreur en raison de la nature éphémère de cet actif. D'un point de vue fiscal, les amortissements exagérés, soit sans rapport avec la dépréciation de l'actif concerné ne doivent pas être considérés comme des charges. Selon la circulaire A 1995 de l'Administration fédérale des contributions, des amortissements ne peuvent être admis après coup que dans le cas où l'entreprise contribuable, en raison de la marche des affaires, n'était pas en mesure de procéder à des amortissements suffisants pendant les années antérieures. | LIFD.57 ; LIFD.58 ; LIPM.12 ; LIPM.13.lete

Mots-clés

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revendication de brevet produits concernés restrictions et brevets substitution de motifs degré de la preuve nature de l'infraction

Dispositions légales citées

Généré par l'IA
Art. 66 al. 1 LTF
Cited for the decision on court costs.
Art. 68 al. 2 LTF
Cited for the decision on court costs, particularly regarding the allocation when an appeal is partially successful or mixed.
Généré par l'IA
A/495/2007
Patent Infringement Analysis and No Infringement Finding
A/4631/2006
Patent Infringement Analysis: Literal Scope and Doctrine of Equivalents
A/1701/2007
Patent Infringement and Validity Dispute
A/1417/2004
Patent Infringement Dispute Regarding Use of Patented Invention
A/2502/2003
Patent Infringement Liability Determination

Questions juridiques clés extraites par Legislator

Généré par l'IA
Art. 66 al. 1 LTF

Cited for the decision on court costs.

Art. 68 al. 2 LTF

Cited for the decision on court costs, particularly regarding the allocation when an appeal is partially successful or mixed.

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