Sycurio Ltd v PCI-PAL PLC & Anor [2024] EWCA Civ 606 (04 June 2024)

Sycurio Ltd v PCI-PAL PLC & Anor [2024] EWCA Civ 606 (04 June 2024)

The Court held that claim 9 of the patent is drafted in broad and general terms and does not require the request to be sent directly to the external entity without passing through the call centre's data processing environment. Both direct and indirect embodiments are covered. The judge at first instance was correct in her construction, and the appeal on this ground is dismissed.

Citation
[2024] EWCA Civ 606
Parties
Claimant/appellant: Sycurio Limited; Defendant/respondent: PCI-PAL PLC; Defendant/respondent: PCI-PAL (UK) Limited
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
04 June 2024
Procedural Posture
Patent Appeal / Court of Appeal Judgment on Appeal From High Court
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Patent Construction, Obviousness, Infringement, Claim Interpretation, Prior Art
Intellectual Property Patents Patent Construction Obviousness Infringement Claim Interpretation Prior Art

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Parties

Sycurio Limited

Claimant/appellant

PCI-PAL PLC

Defendant/respondent

PCI-PAL (UK) Limited

Defendant/respondent

Procedural Posture

Patent Appeal / Court of Appeal Judgment on Appeal From High Court

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Proper construction of claim 9 of UK Patent No. 2 473 376
  2. 2 Whether claim 9 requires direct transmission of request to external entity without entering call centre data environment
  3. 3 Whether claim 9 is invalid for obviousness over prior art (Van Volkenburgh and Shaffer)

Ratio Decidendi

The Court held that claim 9 of the patent is drafted in broad and general terms and does not require the request to be sent directly to the external entity without passing through the call centre's data processing environment. Both direct and indirect embodiments are covered. The judge at first instance was correct in her construction, and the appeal on this ground is dismissed.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Appeal on ground 1 dismissed; no need to consider other grounds.