Patents - Facebook Ireland Ltd v Voxer IP LLC
Jane Lambert Patents Court (Lord Justice Birss) Facebook Ireland Ltd v Voxer IP LLC [2021] EWHC 1377 (Pat) (26 May 2021) This was an action by Facebook Ireland Ltd ("Facebook") for the revocation of EP 2 393 259 B1 ("the patent") held by Voxer IP LLC ("Voxer") and a counterclaim by Voxer for infringement of the patent. Voxer applied for the amendment of its patent and it was common ground that the patent would have to be revoked if the application had been refused. Facebook objected to the amendments on several grounds including added matter . It also contended that amendment would not cure the patent's invalidity. The action and counterclaim came on for trial before Lord Justice Birss between 12 and 15 April 2021. He delivered judgment in Facebook Ireland Ltd v Voxer IP LLC [2021] EWHC 1377 (Pat) on 26 May 2021. The Patent The invention for which the patent was granted is called a telecommunication and multimedia management meth...