treuwidriges Verschließen

English translation: willful disregard

13:38 Jun 19, 2020
German to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright
German term or phrase: treuwidriges Verschließen
In a court judgment relating to patent infringement:

Die bloß objektive Eignung für die geschützte Verwendung kann für den Befund einer unmittelbaren Verletzung nicht ausreichen, denn die Verwendung für gemeinfreie Zwecke muss erlaubt bleiben. Hinzukommen muss vielmehr, dass sich der Hersteller/Vertreiber des angegriffenen Produkts Umstände zunutze macht, die – „in ähnlicher Weise wie eine aktive sinnfällige Herrichtung – dafür sorgen, dass es […] zu dem zweckgebundenen therapeutischen Gebrauch kommt“. Gefordert wird ein hinreichender, nicht bloß vereinzelter Verwendungsumfang entsprechend dem Schutzrecht und ein diesbezügliches „Wissen oder zumindest ein ***treuwidriges Verschließen*** vor der diesbezüglichen Kenntnisnahme“.
Emma Grubb
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:06
English translation:willful disregard
Explanation:
In accordance with patent law, a sufficient, more than random scope of usage is called for in addition to being fully cognizant thereof, not merely exhibiting willful disregard for the above-stated fact.
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Klaus Beyer
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Local time: 03:06
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Summary of answers provided
4an unconscionable /intentionally misfeasant/ closing of minds
Adrian MM.
3willful ignorance
Michael Martin, MA
3willful disregard
Klaus Beyer
Summary of reference entries provided
A few references to this
Alison MacG

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willful ignorance


Explanation:
Not an expert but that sounds like willful ignorance to me.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/phc3.12490

Michael Martin, MA
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ein treuwidriges Verschließen
an unconscionable /intentionally misfeasant/ closing of minds


Explanation:
The only issue here - for me - is whether such 'naughty closing of minds' amounts to mis- or malfeasance outside of public or corporate office, either term interpreted slightly differently Transatlantically.

Unconsconiable: uttered in a contract law lecture all of half-a-century ago by my first law lecturer: an Equity Barrister-cum-Chancery Practitioner.

Over to the experts....


    Reference: http://ooks.google.at/books?id=ONDGDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA585&lpg=PA5...
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misfeasance
Adrian MM.
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willful disregard


Explanation:
In accordance with patent law, a sufficient, more than random scope of usage is called for in addition to being fully cognizant thereof, not merely exhibiting willful disregard for the above-stated fact.

Klaus Beyer
United States
Local time: 03:06
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This seemed the best fit for my text. Thanks.
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Reference comments


1 hr peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: A few references to this

Reference information:
212 As Lord Sumption and Lord Briggs point out, the more recent German authorities, Östrogenblocker and Dexmedetomidin, take a broader view of the protection generated by a Swiss-form patent. They do not focus on the external presentation (including the instructions for its use) of the allegedly infringing product, but rather on its inherent suitability for the patented use. However, they underline an additional requirement of any infringement, viz that the distributor
“needs to take advantage of circumstances which - in a similar way to an active obvious preparation - ensure that the purpose-related therapeutic use of the preparation offered or sold actually takes place.”
and
“The latter requires a sufficient and not just occasional use according to the patent in suit, as well as the supplier’s respective knowledge, or at least its bad faith ignorance thereof:”
https://academic.oup.com/rpc/article/135/12/831/5540064

In a judgment of the Düsseldorf Court of Appeals dated 1 March 2018 (confirming an order of the Düsseldorf District Court dated 5 May 2017), the court increased the liability of generics companies in cases of infringement of second medical use claims. The court decided that:
taking into account the ... purpose-limited compound protection there must only be conditions fulfilled which ensure the requested purpose for the compound in another way: First, the product must be suitable for the patented purpose and, secondly, the supplier must make use of circumstances which – similar to an active purposeful arrangement by him – ensure that the purpose-limited therapeutic use will be reached by means of the offered and sold product. The latter requires an adequate not only occasional scope of use according to the patent in suit as well as a respective knowledge or at least an ignorance of knowledge in bad faith by the supplier.
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=nx20DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT125&dq...

In this context, the court formulated the following new liability criteria
1. The product must be suitable for the patented purpose
2. The distributor must take advantage of circumstances which, in a manner similar to an active manifest arrangement, ensure that the product being offered or marketed is used for the specified therapeutic purpose. This requires a sufficient and not only occasional use, as well as the relevant knowledge or at least disregard of such knowledge by the supplier acting in bad faith.
https://academic.oup.com/jiplp/article/14/6/487/5489982?gues...

Alison MacG
United Kingdom
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PRO pts in category: 103

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Björn Vrooman: Hope you're well, Alison. I like your first link in particular. Cf d-box. // No worries. FYI: The same has happened to me as well, several times. Either I get it late or not at all.
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  -> I'm OK, thanks, and hope you are too. (I would have replied sooner, but I'm no longer receiving all my ProZ notifications for some reason and will have to contact support)
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