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Kieran Corrigan v OneE Group [2023] EWHC 649 (Ch)23 March 2023Jonathan Hill successfully represented the Claimant (“Corrigan”) in a liability trial of breach of confidence, procuring breach of contract, and unlawful means conspiracy claims against the Defendants. The claims concerned misuse of information relating to  a possible tax mitigation scheme utilising R&D tax relief by Corrigan. The Second to Fourth Defendants had been directors of […]
PQ Systems v Jeff Aughton [2023] EWHC 581 (Pat)22 March 2023Jonathan Hill and Joshua Marshall successfully represented the Claimants (“PQ”) in a copyright infringement and breach of confidential information claim against the First Defendant “Mr Aughton” and a company incorporated by him and his wife. Mr Aughton was a former employee and former director of the First Claimant “PQE” and had worked on statistical process […]
Gilead v Nucana [2023] EWHC 611 (Pat)21 March 2023Michael Tappin KC, Tom Moody-Stuart KC and James Whyte successfully represented the Claimants (“Gilead”) in a claim for the revocation of the UK designation of two European patents (the “Patents”) belonging to the Defendant (“NuCana”). The claims of the Patents, which are of the same family, were product claims defined by a Markush formula that […]
Interdigital v Lenovo FRAND [2023] EWHC 539 (Pat)16 March 2023Judgment in the FRAND trial was handed down by Mr Justice Mellor on the 16th March 2023.
Interdigital v OnePlus [2023] EWCA Civ 16617 February 2023Michael Conway represented the Appellant “OnePlus” in an appeal relating to the terms of a confidentiality regime governing the disclosure of certain licences by the Respondent “InterDigital” in the context of a FRAND dispute. It was common ground that the regime should include an undertaking to be provided by OnePlus employees, limiting their participation in […]