A Principle of General Application, by Darren Smyth

The Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice has published an article by partner Darren Smyth about claiming an invention in broad terms, in Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc v Genentech Inc.

The Patents Court has upheld the validity of a claim expressed in broad functional terms and, in relation to sufficiency, has, unusually, considered that the invention relates to a ‘principle of general application’ as set out by the House of Lords in Biogen Inc v Medeva plc [1997] RPC 49.

To read the JIPLP article in full, click here.