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Samsung v Alexion [2024] EWHC 1407 (Pat)6 June 2024James Whyte appeared for the claimant (“Samsung”) in its successful application to expedite a trial, in which Samsung seeks to revoke a patent owned by the defendant (“Alexion”). The patent, which was granted earlier this year, is said to give Alexion refreshed rights over the antibody drug eculizumab. Eculizumab is an orphan drug which is […]
Supponor v AIM Sport Development [2024] EWCA Civ 39623 April 2024Daniel Alexander KC appeared for the successful respondents (“AIM”) in an appeal arising from a patent trial in January 2023. At trial, Meade J found a patent owned by AIM (“the Patent”) valid and infringed by a system used by the appellant (“Supponor”). The Patent claimed a method for digitally overlaying images onto TV broadcasts, […]
Advanced Cell Diagnostics v Molecular Instruments [2024] EWHC 898 (Pat)23 April 2024Tom Moody-Stuart KC represented the claimants (“ACD”) in patent validity and infringement proceedings brought against the defendants (“MI”). ACD’s patents in suit (“EP572” and “EP439”) claimed a method and a kit, respectively, for performing Fluorescent in situ hybridization (“FISH”) of nucleic acids. FISH is a form of hybridization assay using ‘target probes’ – short strands […]
Sandoz AG v Bayer IP [2024] EWHC 796 (Pat)12 April 2024Adrian Speck KC, Henry Ward and Michael Conway successfully represented the Claimants, a group of generic pharmaceutical companies, in a patent invalidity action against the Defendant (“Bayer”). The patent in suit (“EP 961”) claimed a once-daily dosing regimen for rivaroxaban, for the treatment of thromboembolic disorders. HHJ Hacon, sitting as a High Court Judge, found […]
United Sikhs v Board of Trustees of United Sikhs10 April 2024Beth Collett successfully represented the charity United Sikhs in the appeal against their successful opposition to the United Sikhs USA headquarters’ application for a UK trade mark. Iain Purvis KC, sitting as the Appointed Person, upheld the Hearing Officer’s decision on section 5(4)(a) and confirmed that the application should be refused on that basis. Simon […]