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Angiogenesis patent found to be valid by the Court of Appeal of England and Wales

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 15 2013

In Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Bayer Pharma AG v Genentech Inc 2013 EWCA Civ 93 the Court of Appeal of England and Wales found that a patent

UK Supreme Court provides guidance on “making” a product

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 15 2013

In Schütz (UK) Limited v Werit (UK) Limited 2013 UKSC 16 the UK Supreme Court has provided guidance on the meaning of “making” a product, as

Malaria combination patent invalidated for obviousness

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 13 2013

In Glenmark Generics (Europe) Limited & others v The Wellcome Foundation Limited & Glaxo Group Ltd 2013 EWHC 148 (Pat) the High Court has held that

High Court of England and Wales has jurisdiction to try pan-European declaration of non-infringement action

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union, United Kingdom
  • -
  • January 9 2013

In Actavis Group HF v Eli Lilly and Company 2012 EWHC 3316 (Pat) the High Court of England and Wales has held that, in cases where there is no challenge

Court of Appeal upholds invalidity of Alzheimer’s drug patent

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • January 9 2013

In Novartis AG v Generics (UK) Ltd (trading as Mylan) 2012 EWCA Civ 1623, the Court of Appeal has upheld the decision of the High Court that a patent

Patents County Court offers guidance for orders for dissemination

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • December 6 2012

In Brigade (BBS-TEK) Limited v Back-Tec Worldwide Ltd and Another 2012 EWPCC 52, the Patents County Court (PCC) dismissed an order for dissemination made by Brigade (as one of several consequential orders to an application for judgment in default) for lack of evidence

Patents County Court has wide jurisdiction to determine claims ancillary to patent and design matters

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • December 6 2012

In Ningbo Wentai Sports Equipment Co Ltd v Wang 2012 EWPCC 51 the Patents County Court (PCC) held that it has jurisdiction over an action for breach of confidence, if it is associated with a previous patent infringement claim under the PCC’s special jurisdiction in proceedings ancillary to proceedings relating to patents or designs

Patents County Court offers new interpretation of moral rights

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • November 7 2012

In Emma Delves-Broughton v House of Harlot 2012 EWPCC 29, the Patents County Court held that alterations made to a photograph amounted to a derogatory treatment of the work and, therefore, infringed the claimant’s moral rights under Section 80 of the Copyrights, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (the CDPA

Court of Appeal of England and Wales re-examination of Neutrokine-a patent establishes validity of claims

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • November 7 2012

Following the decision of the Supreme Court of England and Wales that Human Genome Sciences Inc’s (HGS) patent for Neutrokine-α was not invalid for lack of industrial applicability, the Court of Appeal has decided the remaining validity issues in relation to three claims

Long haul patent dispute: the latest chapter in the aircraft flat bed seat litigation

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union, United Kingdom
  • -
  • September 17 2012

The High Court of England and Wales has held that the main patent (as amended) owned by Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited for flat bed airline seats is valid but not infringed by the seats manufactured by Contour Aerospace Limited and used by the airline defendants