Patents - Research And Development Ltd v dSPACE Digital Signal Processing & Control Engineering GMBH
Jane Lambert Patents Court (Mr Justuce Meade) Add2 Research and Development Ltd v dSPACE Digital Signal Processing & Control Engineering GMBH and another [2021] EWHC 1630 (Pat) (17 June 2021) This was an action for the infringement of European Patent (UK) 1 163 622 B1 and counterclaim for revocation on grounds of obviousness and insufficiency. The action and counterclaim came on for trial before Mr Justice Meade between 18 and 21 and on 25 and 26 May 2021. His lordship delivered judgment on 17 June 2021 (see Add2 Research and Development Ltd v dSPACE Digital Signal Processing & Control Engineering GMBH and another [2021] EWHC 1630 (Pat) (17 June 2021)). By para [247] of his judgment, the learned judge held that all the claims were invalid for obviousness but had they been valid the patent would have been infringed. The Patent The title of the patent was "interface circuit". It is described as follows in the abstract: "A signal interface c...