by Michele Richards | Jun 10, 2024 | Case Law
ENLARGED BOARD OF APPEAL (EBA) TO CONSIDER CLAIM CONSTRUCTION QUESTIONS In Yunnan Tobacco vs. Philip Morris, the EPO Boards of Appeal will refer key questions on claim construction to the EBA. If the EBA accepts the referral, which considers that both patent claims...
by Michele Richards | May 16, 2024 | Case Law
Background The UK High Court has found two patents of Advanced Cell Diagnostics (ACD) invalid for obviousness, with ACD now filing an infringement case against Molecular Instruments at the UPC. The dispute, which concerns RNA-sequencing biotechnology, is the fourth...
by Heather Donald | May 3, 2024 | Case Law
Background The claimant is Lidl, the well known German discount supermarket who entered the UK market in 1994.The defendant is Tesco who are the largest supermarket chain in the UK.Lidl use yellow circle logos as set out below: The case centres around Tesco’s use...
