Conor Five Angiotech Again; Wye, O Wye ...

discussion on this blog. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 friend of the IPKat who practises inward Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany has emailed him to say:

"Could it hold upwards that Pumfrey J. is writing amongst one-half an middle on the European Patent Office (EPO) Technical Board of Appeal, which must determine on the validity of the self-same Angiotech Euro-patent, sooner or later, using for the number of inventive pace the employment together with solution approach, together with having regard to the nature of the "contribution to the art" contained inward the patent specification past times the inventors.

The EPO opposition, past times the way, was initiated inward the saltation of 1998.

It strikes me that the Pumfrey conclusion gives the TBA a useful roadmap. But whether the TBA finds the Pumfrey specimen response inward whatever way helpful remains to hold upwards seen".

Thanks, says the IPKat - simply he wonders why Pumfrey J should hold upwards concerned to influence inward whatever way the number of the pending EPO opposition, or the way past times which it is achieved?


Statutory domination of a name: Wye not?

Left: Imperial College

One of the IPKat's correspondents has drawn his attending to a little-known slice of Great Britain legislation, Section 10 of the Imperial College Act 1999, which reads:

"(1) No mortal other than Imperial College shall, inside a menses of 25 years initiative off amongst the appointment on which this Act is passed, run either of the names mentioned inward subsection (2) below without the consent of Imperial College.

(2) The names referred to inward subsection (1) higher upwards are-

(a) Wye College; and
(b) The College of St. Gregory together with St. Martin at Wye".

Right: Wye College

The Kat's correspondent asks, would it hold upwards a breach of statutory duty fifty-fifty to advert the name, without consent – for 25 years? Merpel adds, how much would build barons similar Anheuser-Busch together with Intel pay to obtain that form out of protection!