by Juliette Boynton | Sep 1, 2017 | EPO
EPO Decision T1201/14 of 9 February 2017 was published on 5 September 2017 and provides further guidance on the issue of priority. The case is an appeal against an opposition which revoked the patent on grounds of lack of novelty. In the Opposition, the OD found no...
by Juliette Boynton | Aug 1, 2017 | Trademarks
Infringement of trade marks can be a criminal offence, as well as being actionable in civil law. Criminal provisions are included in Section 92 of the Trade Marks Act 1994. While criminal offences are most often associated with organised crime groups who are dealing...
by Juliette Boynton | Aug 1, 2017 | US & International
In 2010 Apotex started to sell a generic version of this drug and AstraZeneca brought an action against Apotex for patent infringement. In response Apotex counter-claimed to have the patent declared invalid. In the first instance decision the Judge held that the...
by George Schlich | Aug 1, 2017 | EPO
Introduction Of all people involved in the filing, prosecution and enforcement of patent rights, it could be argued that none are as important as the drafters of the initial application. Regardless of the skill and experience of the litigators, certain errors or...
by Carolyn Haywood | Aug 1, 2017 | Briefings, UK
The recent interim Patents Court decision of Napp Pharmaceutical Holdings Limited v (1) Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (2) Sandoz Limited (and others) [2017] EWHC 1433 (Pat) provides guidance on how the court calculates damages associated with an interim injunction and...
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