Hewlett-Packard GmbH & Anor v Waters Corporation & Anor [2002] EWCA Civ 718 (10 May 2002)

Hewlett-Packard GmbH & Anor v Waters Corporation & Anor [2002] EWCA Civ 718 (10 May 2002)

Permission to appeal was refused because the case was not considered an appropriate vehicle for appellate review of the legal issues concerning the application of the Protocol on Interpretation of Article 69 EPC.

Citation
[2002] EWCA Civ 718
Parties
Claimant/appellant: HEWLETT-PACKARD GmbH; Claimant/appellant: AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES DEUTSCHLAND GmbH; Defendant/respondent: WATERS CORPORATION; Defendant/respondent: WATERS LIMITED
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
10 May 2002
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Permission to Appeal From High Court (patents Court) to Court of Appeal
Outcome
Permission to appeal refused
Legal Topics
Patent Infringement, Application of Protocol on Interpretation of Article 69 EPC
Intellectual Property Patents Patent Infringement Application of Protocol on Interpretation of Article 69 EPC

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Parties

HEWLETT-PACKARD GmbH

Claimant/appellant

AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES DEUTSCHLAND GmbH

Claimant/appellant

WATERS CORPORATION

Defendant/respondent

WATERS LIMITED

Defendant/respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Permission to Appeal From High Court (patents Court) to Court of Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether permission to appeal should be granted in a patent infringement case
  2. 2 Appropriateness of the case as a vehicle for appellate review of the Protocol's application

Ratio Decidendi

Permission to appeal was refused because the case was not considered an appropriate vehicle for appellate review of the legal issues concerning the application of the Protocol on Interpretation of Article 69 EPC.

Court Disposition

Permission to appeal refused