Products Directly Obtained By A Process
A second aspect relating to the infringement of European patents is prescribed in Article 64(2) EPC. The EPC requires that national courts must consider the "direct product of a patented process" to be an infringement. Article 64(2) EPC reads:
- If the subject-matter of the European patent is a process, the protection conferred by the patent shall extend to the products directly obtained by such process.
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