In 2017 the Supreme Court in Actavis v Eli Lily[1] established the doctrine of equivalents in UK patent law. Perhaps it would be more accurate to say that the Supreme Court reminded us that equivalents could infringe or brought the doctrine back to the UK after a...
Prior patent documents nearly always arise in the patenting process. They are important to consider for two main reasons, and not everyone understands that each prior patent document encountered needs consideration from these two angles. “Prior patent document” here...
Facebook has had some bad press in recent times. However, in this recent patent infringement case, Facebook v Voxer [2021], the High Court judgement sided with Facebook. The decision is interesting to look at in more detail and discuss, because it continues the...