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Actavis v Novartis [2009] EWHC 41 (Ch)16 January 2009The trial, held in July 2008, was about a European Patent for a sustained release formulation of a drug called fluvastatin, a type of statin which reduces blood cholesterol. Actavis sought to revoke the patent on the grounds of obviousness and insufficiency. Novartis did not defend the claims as granted but applied to amend. The […]
Hotel Cipriani SRL v Cipriani (Grosvenor Street) Ltd [2008] EWHC 30329 December 2008The first claimant, the owner of the Cipriani Hotel in Venice successfully brought a claim against the first defendant for trademark infringement and passing off in relation to the London restaurant called ‘Cipriani London’. The first defendant company was run by the sons of Guiseppe Cipriani, one of the founders of the Hotel Cipriani. The […]
Armour Group v Leisuretech Electronics [2008] EWHC 2797 (Pat)14 November 2008Daniel Alexander QC and James Abrahams represented the Claimant Armour and Richard Meade QC and Robert Smith represented Leisuretech Electronics in the trial held in October 2008. Armour sought revocation of Leisuretech’s patent for a system for the provision of stereo sound to different rooms from a single source using a particular type of ‘Cat […]
Bambino Mio Ltd v Cazitex NV [2008] EWHC 2796 (Ch)13 November 2008This action involved a claim for Section 10(2) TMA 1994 trade mark infringement in relation to the Defendant’s, Cazitex’s, reusable nappies. The UK trade mark (registered for inter alia nappies) in issue was ‘Bambino Mio’, the potentially infringing mark ‘Bambineo’. After the 3 day High Court trial the claim was dismissed, the Judge finding in […]
Ancon CCL Limited v ACS Stainless Steel Fixings Ltd [2009] All ER (D) 148 (CA)21 October 2008The Claimant, represented by Daniel Alexander QC and James St. Ville, was the proprietor of a patent for ‘channel assembly’ for use in the construction industry. The Claimant brought an infringement claim against the Defendant who produced and supplied their own channel assembly. The Defendant, who was represented by Andrew Lykiardopoulos, brought a counterclaim for […]