Date of
Judgment:
11.04.2000
Issuing
Authority: Supreme Court
Level of
the Issuing Authority: Final Instance
Type of
Procedure: Judicial (Civil)
Subject
Matter: Patent,
Design, Trademarks
Summary
of the judgment (decision):
In
the event there is clear and convincing evidence that a patent is invalid, a
claim for injunction, damages, or other claims based on such patent is beyond
the scope of rights intended by the act, except in extenuating circumstances.
(This
translation is provisional and subject to revision.)
(Translated
by Judicial Research Foundation)