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The expert witnesses
The expert witnesses
The Claimants called Professor Bernard Thorens (biology/pharmacology) and Dr Paul Edwards (medicinal chemistry). AstraZeneca called Professor Clifford Bailey (biology/pharmacology) and Professor Barry Potter (medicinal chemistry). The judge found that all four witnesses had done their best to assist the court and that the areas of dispute between them on matters which were for expert evidence were fairly limited.
- Heading
- Lord Justice Arnold Introduction
- The law concerning plausibility
- G 2/21
- The law concerning arbitrary selections
- The skilled team
- The expert witnesses
- Common general knowledge
- The Patent
- Background of the invention
- WO 128
- The judge’s judgment
- AstraZeneca’s grounds of appeal
- Grounds 1-3: interpretation of the Patent
- Grounds 4-6: the law concerning plausibility
- Grounds 7-8: arbitrary selection
- Conclusions