tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949935810569534550.post4382160947210880046..comments2023-08-17T14:09:24.945+01:00Comments on PatLit: the patent litigation weblog: Inventive step: is 'long felt want' still worth arguing?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949935810569534550.post-67171977354661829142015-07-03T13:47:00.437+01:002015-07-03T13:47:00.437+01:00A quick search on Darts IP reveals exactly four ca...A quick search on Darts IP reveals exactly four cases where 'long felt want' was a decided issue in the last five years. Two in the High Court, one each from the UK IPO and Court of Appeal. <br /><br />Three out of the four went in favour of an inventive step. The UK IPO case was the odd-one-out, and the hearing officer had this to day about a device which prevents infants from taking off their socks.<br /><br /><i><br />Moreover, I do not consider the long-felt want argument points to the presence of an inventive step in the present case. Although the problem has been around for a long time, it is not clear that there was a great deal of activity in terms of attempts to find a solution. This could be because parents have generally found ways to circumvent the problem, such as by using all-in-one baby grows, by placing shoes on the feet of the infant, or even by removing the socks from the infant’s feet.<br /></i><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com