Some Points To Ponder

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"The regulations innovate a mandatory disqualification from the powerfulness to recover legal fees if a claim is based on an infringement occurring after a registrable transaction occurs simply earlier it is registered, if at that spot is to a greater extent than than half dozen months delay (see eg changes to the Patents Act 1977 s.68 inward Sch 2 Para iv - did I girlfriend that inward the consultation? If it was there, the significance of it did non tumble out to me).

As an instance consider a patent held nether a chain of championship that includes a late-registered transaction. If the patentee claims inward the park agency for all infringements inward the limitation catamenia without specifically renouncing whatever claim to infringement during the belatedly registration period, it appears that the courtroom volition convey no discretion to honor costs to the patentee at all, fifty-fifty inward abide by of after infringements or inward abide by of defending a validity attack. There is a big incentive hither for the infringer to uncovering i infringing deed during the belatedly registration catamenia that is covered past times the claim.

It seems to me that the novel flat of s.68 is if anything fifty-fifty to a greater extent than penal than the version it replaced. Patentees amongst a belatedly registered championship straight off convey to elect (pre-Islands Records disclosure) betwixt dropping their claim to damages during the late-registration catamenia as well as recovering costs, or pursuing their damages claim as well as trading an immediate honor of costs for an unquantified sum of damages.

The directive requires that "Member US shall ensure that reasonable as well as proportionate legal costs as well as other expenses incurred past times the successful political party shall, every bit a full general rule, last borne past times the unsuccessful party, unless equity does non allow this". It seems to me that, past times adopting s.68 every bit a blanket dominion prohibiting costs recovery next a failure to register, the Britain has failed to implement this requirement.

Maybe the Britain implementing regulations could last read every bit limiting the costs penalisation to the costs attributable to claims falling inward the relevant period, simply that is non what they say as well as it would last a risky class to rely on.

One road for the patentee mightiness last to termination ii claims simultaneously, i for post-registration infringement as well as i for infringement pending registration, as well as enquire the courtroom to schedule the hearings through instance management. To me, that doesn't appeal.

As at that spot are no transitional provisions nosotros may uncovering out how this industrial plant at the laid about post-29 Apr case to characteristic a patent amongst a s68 history".

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did his ain banking concern gibe as well as must reluctantly concur that this analysis is correct - or convey nosotros both missed something? Please, help!