Court of Appeal upholds High Court decision on time of disclosure of patent prior art published on the internet | Practical Law

Court of Appeal upholds High Court decision on time of disclosure of patent prior art published on the internet | Practical Law

The Court of Appeal has held in patent proceedings that the High Court was correct in deciding that a novelty destroying document was not prior art even though it was available on the internet in some parts of the world on the day before the date and time the priority patent application was filed. (Unwired Planet International Ltd v Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and others [2017] EWCA Civ 266, 12 April 2017.)

Court of Appeal upholds High Court decision on time of disclosure of patent prior art published on the internet

by Practical Law IP&IT
Published on 20 Apr 2017 • United Kingdom
The Court of Appeal has held in patent proceedings that the High Court was correct in deciding that a novelty destroying document was not prior art even though it was available on the internet in some parts of the world on the day before the date and time the priority patent application was filed. (Unwired Planet International Ltd v Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and others [2017] EWCA Civ 266, 12 April 2017.)