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Biogen Inc v Medeva Plc
[1997] R.P.C. 1; [1996] UKHL 18
Key Principle
A patent claim is insufficient where its breadth exceeds the technical contribution to the art actually disclosed (so-called 'Biogen insufficiency'), and the same requirement of an enabling disclosure governs both sufficiency and entitlement to a priority date.
Area of Law
General
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