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    The UPC Court of Appeal Clarifies the Test for Inventive Step

    A key point is how the objective problem is identified. The Court looks at the invention in the context of the whole disclosure and the technical effects it actually delivers. This is a more holistic assessment than the EPO’s Problem Solution Approach (PSA). The Court also makes clear that the...

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