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Reports of Patent, Design and Trade Mark Cases 2007 124(20):667-699; doi:10.1093/rpc/2007rpc30
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© Crown Copyright

[2007] R.P.C. 30

LIFFE ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT v PAVEL PINKAVA

Court of Appeal

(Sir Andrew Morritt (Chancellor of the High Court), Longmore and Jacob L.JJ.): February 20–21 and March 15, 20071

[2007] EWCA Civ 217; [2007] R.P.C. 30

Patent—Foreign applications—Entitlement—Employee invention—Patent held to belong to employer—Appeal to Court of Appeal—Whether invention made in course of normal duties—Whether made in course of specially assigned duties—Whether circumstances such that an invention might reasonably be expected to result—Whether attributes of individual employee relevant.

Key Words: Employees' inventions • Financial futures exchanges • Ownership • Patents • Statutory interpretation

1 Paragraph numbers in this judgment are as assigned by the court.


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