A revocation of a patent for which the Attorney General’s fiat has been obtained is an action taken on behalf of the public at large.
Citations:
[1895] 1 Ch 687
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Shoe Machinery Company v Cutlan 1896
The patentee had succeeded at trial in obtaining a declaration of validity and a determination of infringement, and, in subsequent proceedings, the infringer sought to challenge the validity of the patent by raising a fresh argument based on . .
Cited – Special Effects Ltd v L’Oreal Sa and Another CA 12-Jan-2007
The defendants had opposed the grant of the trade mark which they were now accused of infringing. The claimants said that having failed at the opposition stage, they were now estopped from challenging the validity of the mark.
Held: It was not . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Intellectual Property
Updated: 23 November 2022; Ref: scu.247699
