The claimants had a patent for breast (and other) implants, the surface of which was claimed to be an improvement. They claimed infringement, and the defendant challenged the validity of the patent as lacking novelty, obviousness, and that description extended beyond the claim. The claim for infringement failed, as did the cross application to defeat the patent.
Judges:
Fysh QC
Citations:
[2001] EWHC Patents 452
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Statutes:
Citing:
Applied – Horne Engineering v Reliance Water Controls 10-Jun-1999
cw Action for infringement of European patent relating to thermostatic mixing valve. . .
Applied – Windsurfing International Inc v Tabur Marine (Great Britain) Limited CA 1985
Testing Validity of a Patent
A patent was challenged where the windsurf board had been shown as a primitive prototype to have been built and used in public by a twelve year old boy. The court set out the four steps required to be taken when ascertaining the validity of a . .
on disclosure, applied – Bonzel (T) v Intervention Ltd (No3) 1991
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Intellectual Property
Updated: 23 May 2022; Ref: scu.135550
