As previously reported, the Patents County Court was re-launched on 1 October 2010 under the auspices of His Honour Judge Birss QC. The issue of transferring proceedings between the Patents Court of…
The Court of Appeal upheld the High Court's finding that Novartis' patent for ophthalmically compatible extended wear contact lenses was invalid for insufficiency. The Court of Appeal held that the…
The Court of Appeal confirmed the First Instance Court decision and held that Occlutech's devices do not infringe AGA's patent regarding septal occlusion devices, which feature braided metal strands…
The District Court of The Hague declares the Dutch part of Bayer's European Patent covering Anti-TNF alpha human monoclonal antibodies invalid. The Court considers that the patent covers high…
The Thessaloniki Court of Appeal held in nullity proceedings that the patent, covering ornamental light devices, lacked both novelty and inventive step. The patented subject matter was found to be…
The new French law implementing the London Protocol is immediately applicable, even to European patents granted before the entry into force of this new law. The Court held that the new law was…
The Enlarged Board of Appeal answered the question referred to it by the Board of Appeal in J 2/08.
The Enlarged Board of Appeal held that after a decision to refuse a European patent application,…
In the past, Italian courts have regularly dismissed motions for interlocutory (pre trial) declaratory judgements of non infringement in IP cases. The firm belief of the courts was that interlocutory…
European patent practitioners are welcoming the news that the EPO Administrative Council reached a decision on 26 October 2010 to extend the period for responding to a communication under Rule 161…
There are three compulsory rules you must observe when challenging a judge on grounds of bias:
1) Be prepared.
2) Use good reasons.
3) Have a worthy goal.
I wish to exemplify this by a hearing I had…
