| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2010] All ER (D) 309 (Feb) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2010] EWHC 294 (Pat) |
| Court: | Chancery Division, Patents Court |
| Judge: | Arnold J |
| Representation | Michael Tappin QC and Charlotte May (instructed by Howrey LLP) for the claimant. |
| Simon Thorley QC and Justin Turner QC (instructed by Bird & Bird LLP) for the defendants. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 23 February 2010 |
Catchwords
Patent - Infringement - Validity of patent - Obviousness - Defendants bringing infringement proceedings against claimant - Claimant bringing revocation proceedings against defendant - Claimant contending that defendants' patent obvious and/or anticipated in light of common general knowledge and prior art - Whether claimant infringing defendants' patent - Whether defendants' patents invalid.
The Case
Patent Infringement. A judge of the Chancery Division, Patent's Court, held that the defendants' European Patent (UK) No 1386617, entitled 'Method for the in vitro diagnosis of type II porcine circovirus infection and diagnostic reagents', was invalid on the ground of obviousness and had to be revoked.
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