“The US and UK patent offices have agreed to share and recognise each other’s patent examination reports under a new deal. The offices hope that the deal could save significant application time for would-be patent holders.”
OUT-LAW.com, 6th September 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
Raytheon Company v. Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks [2007] EWHC 1230 (Pat)
“The court had a discretion to allow the Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks to raise objections on appeal that had not been maintained before a hearing officer determining whether to grant a patent.”
WLR Daily, 22nd May 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“Damages for patent infringement awarded by a UK court must not be paid back even if the patent is later declared invalid by the European Patent Office (EPO), the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 9th May 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
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