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Actavis UK Ltd. & Ors v Eli Lilly & Co [2013] EWHC 3749 (Pat)30 November 2013Isabel Jamal recently appeared with Thomas Raphael for Actavis UK Ltd., the successful respondent to an application by Eli Lilly (“Lilly”) for stays on the basis of alleged abuse of process, against certain actions initiated by Actavis for declarations of non-infringement of the Lilly’s patents. The dispute between the parties relates to four actions in […]
Teva Pharma BV v Amgen Inc [2013] EWHC 3711 (pat)21 November 2013James Abrahams recently appeared for Teva Pharma BV and Teva UK Ltd (“Teva”) resisting an application that the First Defendant (“AI”) cease to be a party to the proceedings issued by Teva. Proceedings had initially been issued against AI alone as the registered proprietor of the European patent in issue. AI had however assigned the […]
Speciality European Pharma Ltd v Doncaster Pharmaceuticals Group Ltd 2013] EWHC 362420 November 2013Martin Howe QC and Iona Berkeley, instructed by Maitland Walker LLP, appeared for the Defendant, Doncaster Pharmaceutical Group, in this High Court trade mark infringement case before Mrs Justice Asplin concerning the parallel importation of pharmaceutical products in the fields of urology. The case concerned the importation by the Defendant, Doncaster Pharmaceuticals Group, of the […]
SAS Institute Inc. v World Programming Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 14827 November 2013Martin Howe QC  and  Robert Onslow and  Isabel Jamal recently appeared for World Programming Ltd, the successful respondent in an appeal brought by SAS Institute. At first instance [2011] RPC 1 Arnold J held that copyright does not protect the functionality of computer programs or programming languages as such. In having replicated the functionality of […]
Bocacina Limited v Boca Cafes Limited [2013] EWCH 3090 (IPEC)30 October 2013Jonathan Hill  has recently appeared in the first trial to be heard in the new Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (‘IPEC’), acting for Bocacina Limited, the successful claimant in a passing off action. The judge was Daniel Alexander QC, sitting as a Deputy Enterprise Judge. The defendants had opened a café and bistro called ‘Boca Bistro […]