Defining a medical device as a product-by-process (T 1869/19)
http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/09/defining-medical-device-as-product-by.html The decision in T 1869/19 relates to the patentability of a medical device defined in a patent according to its method of manufacture, in the form of a “product-by-process” claim. The decision highlights the difficulty and limitations of the product-by-process claim format, and raises questions as to the value to... Continue reading