In a decision handed down this afternoon, the Full Court has unanimously dismissed an appeal by Research Affiliates LLC from a decision of Justice Emmett in 2013 (summary here). The Full Court affirmed Justice Emmett’s decision that the claimed invention of two patent applications, in the name of Research Affiliates, is not a manner of manufacture as required by the Patents Act.
A copy of the Full Court’s decision can be found here.
Our analysis of the decision will follow shortly…
