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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 […]
Orderly Mind v Queue-It [2022] EWHC 3016 (Ch)22 November 2022Henry Ward successfully represented the Defendant “Queue-It” in a further security for costs application under CPR rule 25.13(2)(c) against the Claimant. The parties had settled the first security for costs application. Bacon J held that the settlement was not a basis for refusing to award further security because the settlement order had envisaged that the […]
Teva v Novartis [2022] EWHC 2847 (Pat)10 November 2022Tom Moody-Stuart KC and Henry Ward represented the Claimants, Teva, and the Defendants, Novartis, respectively, in an action for revocation of two Novartis patents for a swallowable tablet containing deferasirox – a compound used in the treatment of iron overload – and a declaration of non-infringement for Teva’s product Teva DFX. Novartis counterclaimed for infringement. […]
Nokia v Oppo [2022] EWHC 2814 (Pat)9 November 2022Michael Tappin KC successfully represented Nokia in a patent infringement action against the Defendants “Oppo” who counterclaimed for invalidity. The patent in issue, which was not essential, was for a mobile phone transmitter. Nokia sought to prove infringement by doing experiments and by obtaining disclosure from a third party in the US courts using the […]
Kigen v Thales [2022] EWHC 2846 (Pat)8 November 2022Mark Chacksfield KC and Thomas Jones represented the patentee, Thales, in its jurisdictional or case management challenge seeking to stay a claim for a FRAND determination brought by Kigen, the implementer of standardised eSIM technology. Fancourt J held that while the Court had jurisdiction to determine the FRAND terms notwithstanding that Kigen refused to give […]