( December 16, 2024, 10:10 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Judge Melissa Clarke of the High Court of Justice Intellectual Property Enterprise Court refused the application of the German Supreme Court case colloquially known as "Formstein" to claims of patent infringement by Kohler Mira against Norcross Group Ltd., doing business as Triton. Under the 1986 German precedent, obviousness based upon “general knowledge” can foreclose liability under a doctrine of equivalence theory, but Clarke said that because Triton directly infringes UK Patent No. 2,466,504, and because the '504 patent is valid, it is unnecessary to reach Triton's Formstein-related arguments.See attached document....
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