Anan Kasei & Rhodia v Neo Chemicals – Court of Appeal confirms Rhodia’s Pyrrhic Victory
Damages enquiries in patent cases rarely make it to trial, let alone to the Court of Appeal, so this judgment provides important guidance on the assessment of damages for patent (and by extension other IP rights) infringement. Background Anan Kasei is the proprietor of a patent to high surface area cerium oxide, a catalyst…