Schütz owned two patents relating to the field of intermediate bulk containers or 'IBCs', which are large plastic bottles contained in cages and used to transport hazardous liquids. Schütz objected…
According to the Advocate General Article 9 of the Biotechnology Directive does not limit the scope of protection of patents for biotechnology inventions. Nonetheless protection for DNA sequences as…
This case relates to the opposition against Amazon's famous ‘one-click’ patent. The Board ruled that what is required for obtaining patent protection for a software-implemented business method is…
In the UK, the signal “Another train coming” flashes when there is more than one railway line over an automatic crossing and another train is approaching. If you have avoided the first train, you…
As the Supreme Court had held for European Patents (SC 6 March 2009 Boston Scientific/Medinol), the Court of Appeal now affirms that the so-called Spiro/Flamco doctrine, which set strict requirements…
The District Court of The Hague holds the Dutch part of Eli Lilly's olanzapine patent and SPC invalid because the substance olanzapine has been directly and unambiguously disclosed in a prior art…
The District Court of The Hague holds that in case of ambiguities in the claim language the skilled man will consult the prosecution history to determine the scope of protection. The patent can not…
In this case the Commercial Court lifts an ex parte preliminary injunction against the launch of several generics of Pramipexol after an inter partes hearing. The ex parte decision was grounded on a…
The Court of Appeal has overturned a decision of the High Court in finding Virgin's patent for an aircraft seating system to be valid and infringed. The Court of Appeal's judgment is of particular…
