Expecting Samsung v Apple decision this morning - does Samsung Galaxy Tab infringe Apple's Registered Community Design? Watch this space!

9:58am, 9 July 2012

Expecting Samsung v Apple decision at 10am today - does Samsung Galaxy Tab infringe Apple's Registered Community Design? Watch this space!

9:17am, 9 July 2012

For some reason the sequencing of the yak genome is highly amusing.

8:42am, 9 July 2012

I am going to "London Cleantech Cluster Launch" - Are you? http://t.co/ksM7G4IV via @eventbrite

5:16pm, 6 July 2012

RT: Spent this morning in the Court of Appeal watching HGS v Lilly proceedings. A few choice words.

9:30am, 6 July 2012

The Higgs-Boson particle says: “If you don’t allow Higgs-Boson particles in, how do you have mass?”

12:09pm, 5 July 2012

Higgs-Boson particle walks into a church. Priest says: Higgs-Bosons not allowed in here. You call yourself the God particle - sacrilegious!

12:08pm, 5 July 2012

#OpenInnovation is really taking off now. Are the corresponding patent portfolios ready for the resulting scrutiny?

7:53am, 5 July 2012

Attending #OneNucleus last night -Partnering with #AstraZeneca. All about making the process transparent.

7:52am, 5 July 2012

HTC Europe Co Ltd v Apple Inc [2012] EWHC 1789 (04 July 2012) http://t.co/iu8MQxG9 [A veritable banquet of digital patent law & telecomms]

4:57pm, 4 July 2012

@bjh_ip @gwilip I think "furcate" already used meaning to keep all aspects together: ie not bi- or poly-furcate

3:42pm, 4 July 2012

Breadth of claim = breadth of inventive concept; scope of claim = that which is infringed. Only the "breadth" needs enablement. [HGS]

3:19pm, 4 July 2012

"All the usual suspects" have patents directed towards specific, improved antibodies to neutrokine alpha

3:18pm, 4 July 2012

HGS are arguing that compulsory licence provisions should ensure that broad claims do not prevent later therapeutic developments

3:17pm, 4 July 2012

Surprised to see a scientific advisor appointed by the court.

3:16pm, 4 July 2012

Jacob LJ describingr each-through claims: "Any acid discovered using my litmus paper is my acid".

3:15pm, 4 July 2012

Polyclonal antibodies compared with a "pot of tadpoles". This analogy extended - how select correct tadpole; were they all in the pond...?

3:14pm, 4 July 2012

Spent this morning in the Court of Appeal watching HGS v Lilly proceedings. A few choice words.

3:13pm, 4 July 2012

It was my farewell to the @Ipkat over the weekend. http://t.co/sra7xdAd ..and thanks for all the fish.

9:59am, 2 July 2012

Copenhagen named 'European Green Capital' for 2014 - [Bristol reaches finals - will have to up game for next time] http://t.co/T28rCyWi

9:36am, 30 June 2012

Copenhagen named 'European Green Capital' for 2014 - [Bristol reaches finals - will have to up game for next time] http://t.co/T28rCyWi

9:36am, 30 June 2012

T 1553/06 (Public availability of documents on the Web) http://t.co/3P3xBXR1 [A useful test case for online disclosure at @EPOorg]

2:23pm, 29 June 2012

Range of opinions amongst practitioners to case studies - expect a range of opinions amongst examiners #CIIatIPO

3:37pm, 27 June 2012

Signposts are useful but they aren't always useful in all cases - good place to start #CIIatIPO

3:27pm, 27 June 2012

With technical contribution - do you have to take all the claim? If so any aspect that is 'technical' cannot be ignored. #CIIatIPO

3:18pm, 27 June 2012

If looks like a computer program - is contribution program as such or is there more (a technical contribution - use signposts)? #CIIatIPO

3:13pm, 27 June 2012

Running through 3 case studies - it is difficult to determine patentability at the UKIPO, especially for borderline subject matter #CIIatIPO

2:59pm, 27 June 2012

Point from audience: VICOM provides basis for 'whole claim' approach to contribution [still unclear though on overlap w/ novelty] #CIIatIPO

2:06pm, 27 June 2012

Gemstar case cited in MPP for presentation of information exclusion at UKIPO #CIIatIPO

2:00pm, 27 June 2012

Key point: level of remoteness from hardware - direct link is fine, general abstract improvement is more difficult #CIIatIPO

1:58pm, 27 June 2012

A test - who came up w/ invention business man, computer programmer, engineer etc? #CIIatIPO

1:56pm, 27 June 2012

How practitioners help - avoid 'means for' claims, claim CII, set out technical contribution, use Aerotel/signposts, don't quote S/H cases

1:54pm, 27 June 2012

Referring to: EPO, Symbian without relevance, new arrangement without evidence, signposts are only guidance: will not get you far #CIIatIPO

1:51pm, 27 June 2012

If claims fail at 3rd step - the 4th is not applied #CIIatIPO

1:47pm, 27 June 2012

Private applicants often get action before search with the option of returning search fee if can't be searched #CIIatIPO

1:46pm, 27 June 2012

430 computer/business method searches in last 6 months - only 40 with no-search possible comms #CIIatIPO

1:44pm, 27 June 2012

At step 3 the Examiner cross-checks contribution against s.1(2) exclusions #CIIatIPO

1:42pm, 27 June 2012

Examiner apply Aerotel 4 Step Test - 3/4th step combined, computer program apply AT&T signposts/Symbian, business method out at 3 #CIIatIPO

1:40pm, 27 June 2012

If you have a computer implemented method claim it as such #CIIatIPO

1:38pm, 27 June 2012

Always take a broad view - contribution may be inventive step if lots of prior art #CIIatIPO

1:38pm, 27 June 2012