26 Jan 2017
RE ALMIRALL, S.A.
- Citation
- RE ALMIRALL, S.A.
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP2093/2016
Application allowed: amendments permitted because there were no pending proceedings challenging validity, the amendments were advertised with no opposition, they do not extend subject-matter or protection, they merely delete claims, the public interest favours alignment with the EP patent and the period of delay (14 months) did not, on the facts and having regard to explanations and absence of assertion, defeat the exercise of the court's discretion.