Reports of Patent, Design and Trade Mark Cases Advance Access originally published online on October 14, 2009
Reports of Patent, Design and Trade Mark Cases 2009 126(11-12):828-857; doi:10.1093/rpc/rcp032
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Generics (UK) Ltd v Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
(Ward, Jacob and Lloyd L.JJ.): 9, 10 June and 2 July 2009
[2009] EWCA Civ 646, [2009] R.P.C. 23
Patent—Application for declaration of invalidity—Enantiomeric compound—Lack of novelty—Lack of inventive step—Patent held valid—Appeal to Court of Appeal—Obvious to try
Supplementary Protection Certificate—Declaration of invalidity—Certificate held valid—Appeal to Court of Appeal—Whether first marketing authorisation for enantiomeric active ingredient—Earlier marketing authorisation for racemate