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Pinsent Masons | United Kingdom | 19 May 2021
Doctrine of equivalents - how 'new normal' approach affects life sciences sector
The 'doctrine of equivalents' (ie, the principle that a patent may be infringed by a product or process which is considered equivalent to that…
Grünecker | European Union | 3 May 2021
Opposition Division revokes plastic bottle patent
A European patent which related to bottles made of plastic was recently revoked in its entirety for not complying with Article 76(1) of the European…
Wanhuida Intellectual Property | China | 26 Apr 2021
SPC reiterates separate comparison principle in novelty assessment
In a landmark case, the Supreme People's Court (SPC) IP Tribunal clarified that two reference documents which disclosed technical solutions that point…
Uchida & Samejima Law Firm | Japan | 7 May 2020
Court found not within the technical scope of an invention relating to a method for detecting sepsis
This judgment may be a useful example in which the interpretation of the technical scope of a claimed invention is limited by taking a prior art…
Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC | USA | 30 Apr 2020
Board Misconstrued Scope of Prior Art By Relying on Reference Numerals in its Claims
In Grit Energy Solutions, LLC v. Oren Technologies, LLC, [2019-1063] (April 30, 2020), the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated and…
Smart & Biggar | Canada | 25 Mar 2020
Federal Court of Appeal remands Remicade new use patent decision on anticipation and obviousness
In 2018 the Federal Court found that Kennedy's new use patent for infliximab (Janssen's Remicade) was valid and had been infringed by Hospira's…
Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC | USA | 16 Mar 2020
Design Patent Infringement Affirmed Where Defendant Did Not Proffer Jury Instructions or Introduce Prior Art
In Hafco Foundry and Machine Co., Inc. v. GMS Mine Repair and Maintenance, Inc., [2018-1904] (March 16, 2020), the Federal Circuit affirmed the…
GEVERS | European Union | 24 Feb 2020
Obtaining patent protection for software in Europe
Under the European Patent Convention, a computer program per se is not considered a patentable invention; rather, program listings per se are…
Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC | USA | 19 Feb 2020
Motivation to Combine Prior Art Can Come from Knowledge of those Skilled in the art, the Art Itself, or the Nature of the Problem
In Acoustic Technology, Inc. v. Itron Networked Solutions, Inc., [2019-1061] (February 19, 2020), the Federal Circuit affirmed the PTAB’s…
Bereskin & Parr LLP | Canada | 5 Feb 2020
Patent Re-examination in Canada: Court Takes Truck Argument Off the Road
A recent article from our firm discussed processes for challenging a competitor’s granted Canadian patent rights. The Federal Court of Canada…
