United Kingdom Patent Decisions 2017

Julia Powles; John Liddicoat

doi:10.1007/s40319-018-0684-4

United Kingdom Patent Decisions 2017

Julia Powles, John Liddicoat

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This report highlights the main UK patent decisions from 2017, including a major Supreme Court infringement case introducing a doctrine of equivalents, the first ruling on FRAND royalty rates and injunctions, compensation for employee inventors, legal priority, patentable subject matter, and a novel, unsuccessful attempt by the State to sue a pharmaceutical company whose invalid patents delayed the entry of generics.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	318-323
Number of pages	6
Journal	IIC International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law
Volume	49
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s40319-018-0684-4
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2018
Externally published	Yes

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