The Business Law Reports
[2013] Bus LR D17
Court of Appeal
Gedeon Richter plc
v
Bayer Schering Pharma AG
[2012] EWCA Civ 235
2012 Feb 7,
8;
March 7
Mummery, Kitchin LJJ, Sir Robin Jacob
Patent— Revocation— Obviousness— European patent for medical invention— Claim for revocation on ground of obviousness in items of prior art— Guidance as to how to identify inventive step— Whether principle to examine each step of process by skilled person leading to determination on obviousness— Whether steps in process capable of hindering finding of inventiveness