Angiotech wins before the UK Hous...(me timeframe several courts in the Nethe...)

Date:7/10/2008

me time frame several courts in the Netherlands, following the approach of the EPO and concluded that Angiotech's claimed invention was inventive and not obvious in view of the same publications. Angiotech appealed the UK lower court decisions to the House of Lords seeking to resolve these inconsistent outcomes.

In his lead opinion upholding the validity of Angiotech's patent, Lord Hoffmann did not agree with the reasoning that the UK lower courts used in justifying revocation and instead agreed with the opinion of the Dutch Court. The House of Lords' unanimous decision reflects an important development in bringing uniformity to the interpretation of the European Patent Convention among the national courts of Europe and the European Patent Office.

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