by David Eyre | Mar 1, 2020 | Briefings, UK
“Crown Use”, by which the government can order the infringement of the patent under particular circumstances, is a provision of the UK Patents Act 1977 that is seldom used. However, in the case of IPCom vs Vodafone, this seldom used provision has been...
by Carolyn Haywood | Mar 1, 2020 | Briefings, US & International
Earlier this month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued its judgement in Illumina, Inc. v. Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc. and if the judgement stands, it may offer diagnostic companies a new way of navigating 35 U.S.C. § 101 – by way of...
by Alex Bajjon | Mar 1, 2020 | Briefings, EPO
In this case, the Technical Board of Appeal has confirmed that claims directed to new uses of known non-medical products may be patentable and have clarified the approach that should be taken when assessing the novelty of such claims. Claim 1 of EP 1 865 998 is for...
by David Eyre | Feb 1, 2020 | Briefings, US & International
The Invention The invention in this case relates to drive shafts in automobiles (U.S. Patent 7,774,911; “‘911 patent”). Vibration in drive shafts is a known problem and methods have been devised to address this. Such methods include using drive shaft...
by Alex Bajjon | Jan 1, 2020 | Briefings, Designs & Copyright, Trademarks, UK, UPC
There has been much discussion over the past few years on the effect of Brexit on intellectual property rights within the UK. The precise outcomes were, for a long time, unknown due to the uncertainty regarding the type of Brexit that would be delivered. It is now...
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