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Optis v Apple [2023] EWCA Civ 43825 April 2023James Abrahams KC, James Whyte and Michael Conway appeared for the Appellants (“Optis”) and Lindsay Lane KC (together with Adam Gamsa) appeared for the Respondents (“Apple”)  in an appeal from the Order of Meade J revoking Optis’s patent following Trial C in the proceedings between the parties. The patent claimed a method of allocating space […]
Donna Molavi v BBC Studios Production [2023] EWHC 646 (Ch)23 March 2023Martin Howe KC appeared for the claimant, leading Henry Edwards, in a claim for infringement of copyright in the claimant’s synopses, treatment and draft screenplays for a story called “London Dark Web”. She alleged that episodes of the BBC drama “Silent Witness” had been copied from her works. The BBC and a screenwriter who was […]
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 […]