The Weekly Law Reports
[1999] 1 WLR 1630
[CHANCERY DIVISION]
UNILEVER PLC.
v.
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE CO.
[Ch. 1998 U. No. 3053]
1998 Dec. 15;
1999 Feb. 24
1999 Feb. 24
Laddie J.
Practice
— Pleadings
— Striking out
— Abuse of process
— Statements made in course of without prejudice discussions between patent-holder and rival
— Rival seeking declaration of non-infringement
— Whether statements by patent-holder constituting threat of proceedings for infringement
— Whether admissible in evidence
— Whether action for declaration to be struck out as abuse of process
—
Patents Act 1977 (c. 37), ss. 70, 71