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Marriott Worldwide Corporation v Delta Air Lines, Inc. [2023] EWHC 283 (Ch)10 February 2023Iona Berkeley acted as junior counsel for the Respondent “Delta Air Lines” in a High Court Appeal against the decision of a Hearing Officer in the UK IPO Trade Marks Registry in respect of an Application under section 47(2) of the Trade Marks Act 1994 (“TMA”). Delta Air Lines (the Applicant/Respondent) sought a declaration of […]
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 […]