Kimberley-Clark Worldwide Inc v Proctor and Gamble Ltd and Another: CA 1 Dec 1999

Where a party to an action asserted that the patent holder had abused his monopoly position, the courts in England had discretion to refuse the patent holder leave to apply to amend his patent. When dealing with such issues, the court was entitled to take into account a wider range of issues than that contemplated by the European Patent Office.

Citations:

Times 01-Dec-1999, Gazette 08-Dec-1999

Statutes:

Patents Act 1977 75, Convention on the Grant of European Patents (Munich 1973)

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

European, Intellectual Property

Updated: 10 May 2022; Ref: scu.82778