Maybe not all readers of this blog will know that there once was a “North German Confederation” which existed from July 1867 to December 1870, after which it became part of the newly to-be-founded German kingdom. This confederation even had its own constitution, which became somewhat of a blueprint for the German constitution of 1871….

One of the most highly debated issues at the UPC before its commencement was the question, how the UPC would deal with validity of patents – would it essentially take over the EPO’s course? Or would it deviate from that? From the first judgments, many commentators drew the conclusion that at least when it comes…