East India Co v Sandys (or Sands); The Case of Monopolies: 1602

It is the nature of a patent to enable persons acting as a corporation ‘to enjoy and apply to trade all the privileges derived from being a body corporate.

Citations:

(1683-5) 10 State tr 371, Skin 132, 2 Show 366, 90 ER 62, (1602) 11 Co Rep 84b

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedOakley Inc v Animal Ltd and others PatC 17-Feb-2005
A design for sunglasses was challenged for prior publication. However the law in England differed from that apparently imposed from Europe as to the existence of a 12 month period of grace before applying for registration.
Held: Instruments . .
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Company

Updated: 24 November 2022; Ref: scu.222831