Blazej Lyjak / Shutterstock.com Barking dogs and muting mics: one of the first-ever virtual UK patent court hearings was a success, as Katie Coltart of Kirkland & Elis explains. The Kirkland & Ellis London IP litigation team had its first-ever Skype hearing with the English Patents Court recently, in view of the current COVID-19 pandemic. It ran very smoothly. The parties’ barristers and solicitors dialled in 15 minutes in advance and were joined by the judge’s clerk.
