The court had decided in favour of the claimant patent holders that the patent was valid and had been infringed. The defendants, with the consent of the Court of Appeal now asked the court to reconsider its decision so far as it was affected by new evidence suggesting that the claimants had had knowledge of prior art.
Held: The new evidence did not establish the existence of the prior art at the relevant date, and nor was there the necessary frankness about the provenance of the new evidence.
Floyd J
[2011] EWHC 426 (Pat)
Bailii
England and Wales
Citing:
See Also – MMI Research Ltd v Cellxion Ltd and others PatC 22-Aug-2007
Application for unless order as regards defendant’s failure to serve defence. . .
Remitted from – MMI Research v Cellxion CA 16-Oct-2009
Application for leave to appeal against finding that patent valid. The defendants had received anonymously new evidence suggesting theexistence of prior art.
Held: The matter was to be remitted to the judge to deal with the new issues and none . .
First hearing – MMI Research Ltd. v Cellxion Ltd and Others PatC 31-Jul-2009
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See Also – MMI Research Ltd v Cellxion Ltd and others PatC 11-Mar-2009
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