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The prior art
The prior art
In support of their case on lack of inventive step, the defendants relied on two alleged prior disclosures and one item of written prior art:
The Battlekart Disclosure. This was a demonstration by Battlekart of the Battlekart system conducted in Mons before the priority date. Various documents and videos are relied on to demonstrate the detail of what was disclosed.
The MIT Disclosure. This was a demonstration of a game based on Mario Kart created by three students at MIT evidenced by a document and videos.
The Disney Application. This is US patent application no. 2010/0144413 entitled ‘System and method for providing a real-time interactive surface’ owned by Disney Enterprises, Inc.
- Heading
- Judge Hacon
- The Patent
- The claims
- The witnesses
- Person skilled in the art
- The Law
- The skilled team in this case
- Which of the experts was closer to the skilled team?
- The common general knowledge in this case
- BlackTrax
- The prior art
- Inventive step
- The Battlekart Disclosure
- The MIT Disclosure
- The Disney Application
- Conclusions