Patents: time of disclosure of prior art | Practical Law

Patents: time of disclosure of prior art | Practical Law

The High Court has held the relevant date of publication on the internet of a novelty-destroying document was the date, not the time, at the patent office at which the priority application was filed.

Patents: time of disclosure of prior art

Practical Law UK Articles 0-622-1420 (Approx. 3 pages)

Patents: time of disclosure of prior art

by Bird & Bird LLP
Published on 28 Jan 2016United Kingdom
The High Court has held the relevant date of publication on the internet of a novelty-destroying document was the date, not the time, at the patent office at which the priority application was filed.