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Laboratoris Leon Farma SA v The Comptroller-General of Patents [2026] EWHC 663 (Ch)20 March 2026On 20th March, Judgment was handed down by Recorder Douglas Campbell KC, sitting as a Judge of the Patents Court,  in Laboratoris Leon Farma SA v The Comptroller-General of Patents. Mark Chacksfield KC appeared for the Appellant.  
C & J Clark International v Trek Bicycle [2026] EWHC 659 (Ch)19 March 2026On 19th March, Ian Karet OBE sitting as a Judge of the Chancery Division, handed down judgment in C & J Clark International v Trek Bicycle. Jonathan Hill appeared for the Claimant.  
Nadcor Cott v ASDA [2026] EWHC 553 (Pat)12 March 2026On 12th March, the Honourable Mr Justice Mellor handed down judgment in Nador Cott v ASDA & International Procurement and Logistics. Andrew Lykiardopoulos KC and Maxwell Keay appeared for the Claimant.
DSM IP Assets B.V. v (1) Algal Omega 3 Limited and (2) Mara Renewables Corporation [2026] EWCA Civ 13624 February 2026Judgment in DSM IP Assets B.V. v (1) Algal Omega 3 Limited (2) Mara Renewables Corporation [2026] EWCA Civ 136 was handed down by the Court of Appeal on 24 February 2026.  James Abrahams KC appeared for the Claimants. Adrian Speck KC and James Whyte appeared for the Defendants. A link to the judgment can […]
Emotional Perception AI Limited v Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks [2026] UKSC 311 February 2026Mark Chacksfield KC and Edmund Eustace represented the appellant, EPAI, in its successful appeal against the refusal of its AI-based patent application under the exclusions from patentability under s1 of the Patents Act 1977. In a decision which will have important ramifications for not only the AI industry, but across the whole of the scope […]