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4 December 2020PatentsJulia Schönbohm

Will proportionality finally arrive in Germany?

Following a highly controversial debate, the German government proposed a reform of the German Patent Act. The draft now explicitly provides that the claim for an injunction is subject to a proportionality test. According to the reasons provided, this should merely clarify the already applicable legal regime to which proportionality is inherent.

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