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