tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949935810569534550.post2357901379033886594..comments2023-08-17T14:09:24.945+01:00Comments on PatLit: the patent litigation weblog: Open justice and access to documents: can the Patents Court lead the way?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949935810569534550.post-16814795409847276572011-03-18T13:02:43.924+00:002011-03-18T13:02:43.924+00:00I would like access to all documents for professio...I would like access to all documents for professional/educational use and I agree that it is impossible to come to a personal conclusion on the correctness of a decision without access to such evidence. In a trial I attended as a member of the public, the evidence of the expert witnesses, which I heard, was not accurately reflected in the decision. As far as court precedents are concerned, you cannot ignore the facts of the case at hand, but we don't generall get to see those facts.<br /><br />There is no legitimate reason not to publish all documents upon filing. Just ask the EPO for assistance if the technology is a little too complicated for the wig and quill brigade.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949935810569534550.post-22556020303268800602011-03-16T14:56:17.973+00:002011-03-16T14:56:17.973+00:00A convenient approach to this would be to require ...A convenient approach to this would be to require all documents to be served on the Patent Office (sorry IPO) who would then make them publicly available via the relevant patent file, and the existence of the litigation would be apparent from the file.<br /><br />Of course the IPO then needs to properly introduce electronically accessible files as do the USPTO and EPO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com