Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice Advance Access originally published online on May 3, 2007
Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice 2007 2(6):357-358; doi:10.1093/jiplp/jpm063
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The offering of patent-infringing goods for delivery subsequent to expiry of patents as patent infringment
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff, Munich
Bundesgerichtshof (Federal Supreme Court), Germany; 5 December 2006, XZR 76/05SIMVASTATIN
Offering goods, which are (partly) the subject matter of a patent, shortly before expiry of the term of protection constitutes patent infringement, even if the advertising material indicates that the goods will be available on the market following expiration of protection.
Correspondence: wuesthoff{at}wuesthoff.de