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Actavis Group v Sanofi (C-443/12)12 December 2013Four members of chambers recently appeared in a hearing at the CJEU in the much anticipated preliminary reference hearing regarding the availability of Supplementary Protection Certificates (“SPC”). Richard Meade QCand Isabel Jamal appeared for Actavis. Daniel Alexander QC represented Sanofi and Charlotte May was instructed by the United Kingdom Government as an interested party. Sanofi’s […]
Hospira UK Ltd v Novartis AG [2013] EWCA Civ 166311 December 2013Michael Tappin QC  recently appeared with Tom Mitcheson for Hospira and Generics, the successful respondents to an appeal brought by Novartis against the invalidation of one of its patents. Novartis’ patent related to the use of a particular member of the bisphosphonate class of drugs, zoledronate. Claim 7 claimed the use of zoledronate for the […]
Microsoft Corp v Motorola Mobility LLC [2013] EWCA Civ 161311 December 2013Richard Meade QCand James Abrahams recently appeared for Microsoft, the successful respondents to an appeal brought by Motorola, represented by Daniel Alexander QC and Tim Powell. Motorola’s appeal was from the judgment of Arnold J [2012] EWHC 3677 (pat) revoking its European patent relating to the status synchronisation of multiple mobile devices, and dismissing its […]
IPC Media Ltd v Media 10 [2013]EWHC 3796 (IPEC)6 December 2013James Mellor QC and Jessie Bowhill recently acted for the successful defendant in IPC Media Ltd v Media 10. The claimant was the owner of the well known IDEAL HOME magazine and the defendant ran the IDEAL HOME SHOW. The parties (or their predecessors) had co-existed in the market for almost 100 years. The claimant […]
Taylor v Maguire [2013] EWHC 3804 (IPEC)3 December 2013Ashton Chantrielle recently appeared for the Claimant artist in a copyright infringement case in the IP Enterprise Court. The Claimant was a paper artist running an online business making and selling paper cuttings. It was alleged that the Defendant had infringed copyright in those works by creating, replicating, possessing and dealing in works, which replicated […]