Recent cases in the European Patent Office (EPO), the UK, and United States illustrate substantive differences between these jurisdictions as they continue to develop their inventive step/nonobviousness frameworks.
Stuart Knight is an Associate with Foley Hoag. He has experience with complex commercial and intellectual property litigation and dispute resolution in both the U.S. and Europe, while at multi-national law firms in Boston, New York and London. Stuart has represented life sciences, health sector and technology clients in noteworthy complex commercial and patent infringement cases. His intellectual property experience…