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STENA REDERI AB v IRISH FERRIES LTD (NO.2)
Before: LORD JUSTICE ALDOUS, LORD JUSTICE CHADWICK, MR JUSTICE MUNBY February 13, 20031
[2003] EWCA Civ 214; [2003] R.P.C. 37
Patent—Infringement—Ferry crossing between the Irish Republic and the United Kingdom—Statutory exclusion from infringement—Validity—Patentee won on normal issues of validity and infringement—Patentee lost on statutory exclusion point—Costs—Issue-based approach—Approach upheld on appeal.
1 Paragraph numbers in this judgment are as assigned by the court.