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Masterclass prior user
This master lecture has been produced by the European Patent Academy and it is designed for judges and public prosecutors with little or no knowledge of patent law. His Honour Michael Fysh QC SC, former Judge of the Patents County Court in the United Kingdom, presents the concept of "prior user" and he gives some general observations and points out its importance.
The lecture includes some practical and some evidential considerations together with case law from the European Patent Office and the national courts.