Litigation Letter
Declaration of invalidity under CPR
Lever Fabergé Ltd v Colgate-Palmolive Ltd ChD TLR 11 November
The claimant company applied for judgment and sought a declaration of invalidity of a patent owned by the defendant company
The patent dealt with methods of wrapping and packaging soap bars. The defendant accepted that the patent would lapse but
objected to the grant of a declaration of invalidity.