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  • Remedies in relation to patents: 2002 developments

    United Kingdom 30.12.2003
    The courts have appeared more willing to grant interim injunction to patentees in 2002, but also more inclined to question costs as the trend of proactive judicial case-management continues. Interim injunction...

  • Procedure and evidence of patents: 2002 developments

    United Kingdom 30.12.2003
    Following the example set in 2002, we can now expect patent judges to take a more proactive role in relation to questioning of experts and evidence. Further developments aimed at making the judicial process...

  • Validity of patents: 2002 developments

    United Kingdom 30.12.2003
    In two cases in 2002, the Court held that a patent may be revoked in a wider variety of circumstances than was previously thought, and other guidance on validity has been given. Claims of prior art patent...

  • Infringement of patents: 2002 developments

    United Kingdom 30.12.2003
    The courts appear less willing to accept arguments over jurisdiction than in previous years, and have adopted a pragmatic approach to when an infringement can be considered to take place in the UK. Placing...

  • Construction of patents: 2002 developments

    United Kingdom 30.12.2003
    Recent guidance from the courts suggests that words within patents will be construed in context, and that the importance of the wording of the specification varies. Therefore, it appears the courts will...

  • Czech Republic: EU accession - consumer law

    Czech RepublicUnited Kingdom 30.12.2003
    What changes have already been made to Czech law on product safety, product liability and sale of goods? Product safety A new Act on General Product Safety was enacted in 2001. This Act is the main source...

  • Czech Republic: EU accession - competition

    Czech RepublicUnited Kingdom 30.12.2003
    What changes have already been made to Czech Competition Law? Czech competition law has been harmonised with EC legislation by adopting a legal framework in force since 2001 which aims at ensuring that...

  • Implementation of Madrid Protocol by the United States

    United Kingdom 21.10.2003
    The United States has become party to the Madrid Protocol administered by the World Intellectual Property Organisation in Geneva (WIPO). The Protocol offers a simple and cost effective way to make trade...

  • UK Brands Review 2003

    United Kingdom 17.10.2003
    The Review provides a summary of the most important European Court and English Court cases concerning brands and trade marks. It is intended to provide those involved in the marketing of branded goods,...

  • Copyright Infringement and "Incidental Inclusion"

    United Kingdom 03.10.2003
    In the case of Football Association Premier League v Panini UK Ltd, the Court of Appeal examined whether the use of logos in photographs on stickers and sticker albums could be regarded as "incidental...

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