November 2014

A sting in the tail of the UK Intellectual Property Office’s new opinions service
The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO)’s opinions service has been given more substance, and the Office has been given the power to revoke patents in certain situations. Since the request for an opinion by a third party is likely to grab the attention of the patentee, what opportunities does this new service provide?
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27
Nov
2014
EU proposes reining in the rights of holders of Standard Essential Patents.
Advocate General issues his opinion in Huawei v ZTE in its referral to the Court of Justice.
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25
Nov
2014
The IPEC leaves its cap on
The caps that are in place for the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC), formerly known as the Patents County Court (PCC), provide claimants and defendants alike with certainty with regard to damages/account of profits and orders in relation to costs. This case (Abbott and another v Design & Display Ltd and another [2014] EWHC 3234 (IPEC)) focussed on how the cap relating to awards of damages/account of profits should be applied in actions involving more than one defendant.
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20
Nov
2014
UK court decides milk bottle patent case without trial
UK courts have the power to dispose of all or part of a case without a trial if there is no real prospect of success. In a decision upheld by the Court of Appeal, the defendant in the patent case of Nampak Plastics Europe Limited and Alpha UK Limited has successfully made use of these powers, receiving a favourable declaration of non-infringement from the High Court without the need for a trial.
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06
Nov
2014

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