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Patent – Infringement. The claimant company issued proceedings against the defendant companies for infringement of its three patents in respect of a seating system. The judge held that two patents had not been infringed and that there had been a threat to infringe the third. He further rejected the appeal from the decision of the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office alleging that two patents were a nullity because the claimant either never designated the UK on its application form or had withdrawn any such designation. The parties appealed. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, in dismissing the appeals, held that the two patents had not been infringed, and that the third patent was inventive and not invalid for added matter. Further, the validity of one patent based on the process of examination and grant in the European Patent Office was not open to challenge in the English courts.
Patent – Infringement. The claimant company issued proceedings against the defendant companies for infringement of its three patents in respect of a seating system. The judge held that two patents had not been infringed and that there had been a threat to infringe the third. He further rejected the appeal from the decision of the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office alleging that two patents were a nullity because the claimant either never designated the UK on its application form or had withdrawn any such designation. The parties appealed. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, in dismissing the appeals, held that the two patents had not been infringed, and that the third patent was inventive and not invalid for added matter. Further, the validity of one patent based on the process of examination and grant in the European Patent Office was not open to challenge in the English courts.
Update from the Chair of the Bar
By David Green
Mário Barroso, Head of R&D and Method Development at AlphaBiolabs, examines the forensic science underpinning hair drug testing, its evidential scope and limitations, and why it remains the gold standard for evidencing patterns of drug use in family proceedings
Unlocking your aged debt to fund your tax in one easy step. By Philip N Bristow
Clement Cowley, Partner at The Penny Group, discusses the upcoming changes to pensions and Inheritance Tax and the potential impact on your financial future
Save the Children UK is the latest charity to benefit from a £500 donation from AlphaBiolabs via the company’s Giving Back initiative
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The Chief Legal Officer to the Metropolitan Police, barrister Brett Welch, tells Anthony Inglese CB about his mission and the work to turn the Met around
Barrister apprenticeships – shortly to provide the fourth pathway to the Bar – are an ideal opportunity to support local talent and ‘grow your own’, say Tim Coulson and Dr Jane Dennehy
Grok around and find out – or not? Mariya Peykova investigates the nudification scandal, what the law has to say about sexually explicit deepfakes, and whether stronger regulation is needed
Oliver Lewis spotlights an overlooked yet rapidly evolving area of law – coercive and controlling behaviour within care contexts
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