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The prior art
The prior art
Two items of prior art were cited by Whoop:
US Patent Application 2018/0317845 (‘US 845’)
PCT Application WO 2018/206853 (‘PCT 853’)
US 845 was relied on for allegations of lack of novelty and inventive step, PCT 853 just for lack of inventive step. Both were published in November 2018.
- Heading
- Judge Hacon
- The skilled team
- The experts
- The Patent
- The prior art
- US 845
- Novelty
- Inventive step – claim 1
- Inventive step – claim 2
- PCT 853
- Infringement – the issues
- The law on indirect infringement
- Means relating to an essential element
- Knowledge and intention
- Means suitable for putting the invention into effect
- Summary of the law under s.60(2)
- Infringement – this case
- Conclusions