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New UK Doctrine of Equivalents

Writer: Nonny
Nonny
Jul 17, 2017
1 min read

Updated: Feb 18, 2025

The ruling of the UK Supreme Court in Actavis v Lilly (July 2017) has changed the way that patents will be interpreted in the UK, and, according to a new doctrine of equivalents, the scope of patent protection will extend to certain variations of the subject matter of the claims. What does this mean for design-arounds? Read this APKS Advisory to find out more.

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