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Interdigital v Lenovo [2023] EWCA Civ 1059 February 2023Adrian Speck KC and James Abrahams KC appeared for the Appellants “IDC” and the Respondents “Lenovo”, respectively, in an appeal from the Order of Mellor J revoking IDC’s patent following Trial B in the proceedings between the parties. The patent related to the selection of transport blocks for data transmission in HSUPA developed for 3G […]
Ensygnia IP v Shell UK Oil7 February 2023In a patent validity and infringement trial before Charlotte May KC sitting as a deputy High Court judge, Martin Howe KC, leading Geoff Pritchard of 3 New Square, instructed by Dehns, appeared for the claimant patentee and Lindsay Lane KC leading Beth Collett, instructed by Norton Rose Fulbright, for the defendants. The subject matter of […]
Interdigital v Lenovo [2023] EWHC 172 (Pat)31 January 2023Mr Justice Mellor handed down judgment on the 31st January 2023 on technical trial C.  James Abrahams KC appeared for the defendant instructed by Kirkland & Ellis.
Philip Morris v Nicoventures Trading [2022] EWCA Civ 163816 December 2022Andrew Lykiardopoulos KC and Adrian Speck KC appeared for the Appellant “PMI” and Respondents “BAT”, respectively,  in the appeal of the order of Marcus Smith J who had held that four patents of PMI for a “heat, not burn” smoking system were invalid for obviousness. The appeal concerned the interpretation of a claim on which the […]
Combe International v Dr August Wolff [2022] EWCA Civ 156230 November 2022Tom Moody-Stuart KC, instructed for the first time on appeal, and Ashton Chantrielle, appeared for Dr Wolff in the appeal of a trade mark infringement and passing off case relating to female intimate care products, in which the Court of Appeal reshaped the law on the statutory acquiescence defence under s48(1) of the Trade Marks […]