| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2004] All ER (D) 440 (Mar) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2004] EWHC 589 (Pat) |
| Court: | Chancery Division |
| Judge: | Laddie J |
| Representation | Michael Tappin (instructed by Taylor Wessing) for the claimants. |
| Andrew Waugh QC (instructed by Olswang) for the defendants. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 23 March 2004 |
Catchwords
Patents - Proceedings - Use of documents in parallel proceedings - Claimants seeking permission for collateral use of material - Existence of limitations on collateral use.
The Case
In the claimants' parallel proceedings for the revocation of a patent owned by the defendants, the court, inter alia, allowed the collateral use of material, produced pursuant to the claimants' request for documents under Council Regulation (EC) 1206-2001, in the German, Dutch and European Patent Office proceedings.
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