No, that would simply lead to risk averse juries or retrials when they refused to return a verdict. I'm quite in favour of the English patents court, but it loo

No, that would simply lead to risk averse juries or retrials when they refused to return a verdict. I'm quite in favour of the English patents court, but it looks as if we may lose that in EU harmonisation. "The English courts are already the chosen forum for many European patent ­disputes. The quality and relative speed of well-reasoned decisions, as well as the use of court procedures such as cross-examination and disclosure, are much respected throughout the world. Most of the English judges who are experienced in patent cases also have technical ­backgrounds, which is so important in complex cases." http://www.thelawyer.com/opinion-patently-obvious-eu-patent-court-should-be-in-london/1010618.article http://www.thelawyer.com/opinion-patently-obvious-eu-patent-...