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Paralell UKPO Validity/EPO Opposition Proceedings Move Forwrd

By William F. Heinze

Thanks to Professor Hal Wegner for pointing out (via the IP Kat) Glaxo Group Ltd v Genentech Inc and Biogen Idec Inc. [2008] EWCA Civ 23, wherethe Court of Appeal confirmed the trial court?s decision to permit a British national invalidity proceeding to go forward without suspension, despite the existence of a concurrent opposition proceeding at the EPO, largely upon the basis of the sloth in Munich that leads to multi-year delays in any final outcome in an opposition proceeding. read more

Full post as published by I/P Updates on February 01, 2008 (boomark / email).