CIPA Guide to the Patents Acts 8th Edition: 3rd Supplement

KEY UPDATES

• Comprehensively reviews significant UK court decisions and practice directions, IP Office decisions and EPO Appeal Board decisions up to 30 September 2018.
• Outlines UK, EPO and US decisions on eligibility, including the recent US CAFC decision in Berkheimer v HP Inc and its implications for UK practitioners.
• Reviews Actavis v Icos on “obvious to try”, expected to be heard in the Supreme Court in November 2018, and reviews other significant cases on inventive step.
• Will hopefully discuss the Supreme Court plausibility decision in Warner-Lambert v Generics, expected availability October 2018.
• Discusses disclaimers in the light of EPO Enlarged Appeal Board decision G 1/16.
• Updates the on-going significance of the Supreme Court decision in Actavis.
• Reviews the likely impact of Brexit on SPCs and summarises recent case law.
• Outlines recent patent licence decisions, e.g. in relation to FRAND licenses.
• Summarises a recent Disciplinary Rules decision on provision of terms of business.