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UPC_CFI_552/2025 Decision of the First Instance of the Unified Patent Court Central Division - Milan seat issued on 4 May 2026 concerning EP 3854403 Headnotes: 1. The person skilled in the art, outlined in Art. 56 EPC, is a notional figure who represents an average level of knowledge in a specific technical field and whose knowledge reflects the common general knowledge (CGK) at the priority date. This fictitious individual cannot be identified with any real person working in the technical domain of the invention. The skilled person is not required to possess (or disregard) a distinct affi liation, nor is it necessary; therefore, differentiating characteristics such as connections to a specific company are not admissible. 2. The person skilled in the art is an objective, rational figure wh ...