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Juul Labs v MFP Enterprises Ltd (t/a Smoke Nation)10 December 2020Tom Moody-Stuart QC appeared for the claimant in this application for default judgment and summary judgment on a claim for infringement of EU trade marks and registered designs. The claimants make and sell vaping products.  The defendants used the claimants’ marks and designs in marketing and selling vaping pods which purported to be compatible with […]
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare v Flexicare8 December 2020Charlotte May QC appeared for the defendants in this patent infringement and validity trial.  The patent in issue concerned the expiratory limbs of breathing circuits, and in particular the use of breathable materials to reduce or eliminate condensation. The defendants admitted that their products fell within the claims of the patent in issue and counterclaimed […]
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals & Teva Pharmaceutical Industries v Rinat Neuroscience7 December 2020Adrian Speck QC and Tom Jones appeared for Regeneron and Teva at the CMC in this High Court patent action. Having sued for revocation of three Rinat patents to clear the way for the marketing of an antibody to treat osteoarthritis pain, Teva and Regeneron applied for a direction that if Rinat were to counterclaim […]
Lifestyle Equities CV and Lifestyle Licensing BC v Hornby Street30 November 2020Lindsay Lane QC appeared for three of the eight defendants in this hearing of the defendants’ application for a stay of trade mark infringement and passing off proceedings under s 9 of the Arbitration Act 1996. The claimants had commenced proceedings in IPEC for trade mark infringement and passing off, based on their marks comprising […]
Oppo & Xiaomi v Mitsubishi Electric Corp & Sisvel International19 November 2020Among the counsel teams,  Daniel Alexander QC appeared for Xiaomi (the sixth to ninth appellants) and Michael Conway appeared for the respondents in this appeal against a case management order in patent litigation in which the Claimants were seeking determination of a FRAND licence under various declared SEPs. The issue of confidentiality of potentially important documents in such cases, who […]