by Alex Bajjon | Sep 1, 2021 | US & International
Background Dr Stephen Thaller filed a number of patent applications in various jurisdictions for an AI-invented invention. As the invention was conceived by an artificial intelligence system, DABUS, Dr Thaller named DABUS as the inventor on the patent applications. To...
by Alex Bajjon | May 1, 2021 | UK
Background The present case relates to two patents owned by Claydon Yield-O-Meter Limited (Claydon) relating to a seed drill to be attached to a tractor. Claydon alleged that these patents were infringed by Mzuri Limited. Mzuri counterclaimed for revocation on the...
by Alex Bajjon | Jan 1, 2021 | EPO
Previous Case Law It has previously been well-established that the EPO Boards of Appeal should not generally overturn findings of fact made by first instance examination or opposition decisions. EPO Decision T 1418/17 set out a limited number of circumstances in which...
by Alex Bajjon | Sep 1, 2020 | EPO
EPO Decision T1285/15 relates to an appeal from an Opposition Decision to maintain (in amended form) European Patent No. EP1567358 owned by De La Rue International Limited. The patent relates to security devices, for example those used to verify the authenticity of...
by Carolyn Haywood | Jul 1, 2020 | Briefings, Designs & Copyright
Background Back in 2017, Brompton Bicycle Ltd (‘Brompton’), who manufacture the famous Brompton bicycle which adopts three different positions and thus can be folded away when not in use, brought an action before the tribunal de l’entreprise de Liège...
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