Allegation of infringement of patent for airline seats. The claimant sought to challenge the grant of a European Patent.
Held: Virgin’s appeal was dismissed. England had surrendered jurisdiction to review or investigate the decision of European Patent Office (EPO) to register a patent
Patten, Black, Kitchin LJJ
[2013] EWCA Civ 1713, [2013] WLR (D) 511, [2014] Bus LR 491, [2014] RPC 18
Bailii, WLRD
Patents Act 1977 77
England and Wales
Intellectual Property, European, Constitutional, Human Rights
Updated: 01 November 2021; Ref: scu.519325
