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Intel v CPM15 May 2007In June 2008, Advocate-General Sharpston gave her preliminary ruling in the ECJ in Intel v. CPM. The case concerns the extent to which well known marks can be protected against dilution. James Mellor QC acted for Intel.
Generics (UK) Ltd and Arrow Generics Limited -v- H. Lundbeck A-S [2007] EWHC 1040 (Pat)4 May 2007A pharmaceutical patent action in March 2007, concerning the single enantiomer of the successful anti-depressant citalopram (Cipramil®), namely escitalopram (Cipralex®). Attacks were brought on the basis of anticipation, obviousness and (Biogen) insufficiency. A broad range of defences were run, including commercial success, an alleged after-discovered benefit and an argument that the current UK approach to […]
Baigent v Random House (Da Vinci Code) [2007] EWCA Civ 24728 March 2007Judgment was given by the Court of Appeal on the 28th of March 2007 in the copyright infringement case involving The Da Vinci Code, one of the most successful novels of all time. The Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the judge’s finding that the author, Dan Brown, had not copied a substantial part of […]
Reed Executive PLC v Reed Business Information Ltd and Reed Elsevier (UK) Ltd. [2004] RPC 767, Ct of Appeal3 March 2004Trade marks and the internet – Meta data, search engine optimisation and search keywords – Honest use of own name by company. A dispute between the well known high street employment agency business and the well known Reed Elsevier publishing group about the use of the trade mark REED on the internet primarily in recruitment […]
Antonio Munoz y Cia SA v Frumar Ltd Case C-253-0017 October 2002EC Regulations on fruit varieties – DNA technology – Direct applicability of Regulations by civil action in member state. Action brought by a grape producer to enforce compliance by a competitor with EC Regulations on the common organisation of the market in table grapes. The case involved the application of DNA technology to identifying the […]