Spanish court allows internet databases to be relied on as prior art *

Spain - February 14 2012
A recent case in Spain shows the how on-line patent databases can be used to evidence prior art for national utility models, even where prior art is divulged in different languages.

Co-authors: Beverley Potts, Edward Barker.

Human Genome Sciences v Eli Lilly *

United Kingdom - February 14 2012
This was a case about the meaning of “industrial application”, which also considered the question of the authority of decisions of the European Patent Office (“EPO”) Boards of Appeal and the importance of policy considerations in the development of patent law.

Co-authors: Beverley Potts, Edward Barker.