Patent Validity and Infringement of Apparatus and Method Claims
Synthèse Legislator
Généré par l'IAThe dispute concerned the validity of patent claims related to an apparatus and method, with the court examining claims concerning structural and operational features. The court reasoned that certain claims were not invalid due to obviousness because the proposed combinations of prior art elements failed to demonstrate a specific solution to a recognized problem or yield unexpected results, thus requiring the combination to produce the claimed effect. Furthermore, the court found that other claims were invalid due to a lack of written description because the specification did not adequately describe the claimed scope, failing to put the relevant public in possession of the claimed invention, leading to determinations on the infringement of the remaining valid claims.
Regeste Legislator
OfficielLOI FÉDÉRALE SUR LA PRÉVOYANCE PROFESSIONNELLE; PRÉVOYANCE PROFESSIONNELLE SELON LA LPP; PRIME D'ASSURANCE; COMPÉTENCE RATIONE MATERIAE; COMPÉTENCE; CONTRAT DE TRAVAIL; EMPLOYEUR; PERCEPTION DES PRIMES; RESTITUTION(EN GÉNÉRAL); PRESCRIPTION; EXCEPTION(MOYEN DE DÉFENSE) | LPP73; LPP66
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