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Sudarshan v Clariant [2012] EWHC 1569 (Ch)13 June 2012 Martin Howe QC and Henry Ward appeared for the claimant in this action for invalidation of a patent or declaration of non-infringement, and threats. The patent was for what was said to be a new crystal modification (polymorph) of a pigment which had been discovered and previously patented by Clariant. John Baldwin QC (sitting as […]
SAS Institute Inc v World Programming Ltd Case C-406/102 May 2012Martin Howe QC, Robert Onslow and Isabel Jamal acted for the defendant in Case C-406/10 SAS Institute Inc v World Programming Ltd [2012] 3 CMLR 4, where the Grand Chamber gave judgment answering questions about whether copyright in a computer program or in the manuals relating to it can prevent the replication of the functions […]
Football Dataco Ltd v Sportradar GmbH [2012] EWHC 1185 (Ch)30 March 2012Claim to joint liability for infringement of sui generis database right in live football data. Currently on appeal to the Court of Appeal.
Regeneron & Bayer v Genentech [2012] EWHC 65722 March 2012Regeneron and Bayer issued revocation and non-infringement proceedings against Genentech in relation to its patent for the use of VEGF antagonists to treat non-neoplastic diseases characterised by excessive angiogenesis. The patent was alleged to be anticipated or obvious over a paper which disclosed an antagonist to VEGF and which stated that the antagonist may have […]
Fine & Country Ltd v Okotoks Ltd [2012] EWHC 2230 (Ch)14 March 2012This was a three week trial concerning rival estate agents.  Mark Platts-Mills QC led Jessie Bowhill representing the Defendants in this passing off and trade mark infringement claim. The Defendants were found to have passed off their estate agency business as that of the Claimant and infringed the Claimants device mark comprising the words FINE & COUNTRY […]