Unified Patent Court split between Paris, London and Munich – The Guardian
“After years of wrangling, European Council announces where EU-wide patent applications will be heard.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: patent attorneys
No ‘real risk’ in patent expert sharing confidential information about former employer’s drug product, Court of Appeal rules – OUT-LAW.com
“A company cannot obtain an injunction banning a patent expert it used to employ from offering advice to her current employer on a legal dispute involving both firms, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 7th June 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Generics (UK) Ltd v Yeda Research & Development Co Ltd and another – WLR Daily
“The principles established in Prince Jefri Bolkiah v KPMG (A firm) [1999] 2 AC 222 were not applicable to a case in which the former employer of a patent attorney now employed within a competitor organisation sought injunctive relief to restrain the current employer from acting by, or otherwise seeking assistance or advice from, the patent attorney in relation to current litigation.”
WLR Daily, 31st May 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Generics (UK) Ltd v Yeda Research & Development Co Ltd and another – WLR Daily
“The principles established in Prince Jefri Bolkiah v KPMG (A firm) [1999] 2 AC 222 were not applicable to a case in which the former employer of a patent attorney now employed within a competitor organisation sought injunctive relief to restrain the current employer from acting by, or otherwise seeking assistance or advice from, the patent attorney in relation to current litigation.”
WLR Daily, 31st May 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
London backed by UK lawyers as home of new European patents court – The Guardian
“Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys urges David Cameron to bid for court to be based in UK rather than Germany.”
The Guardian, 28th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
High Court ruling paves the way for patent attorneys – Law Society’s Gazette
“A High Court ruling has cleared the way for patent attorney litigators to conduct litigation in High Court cases.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 10th February 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
