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Max Mara Fashion Group Srl v OHIM3 December 2014Martin Howe QC appeared at the hearing and John Baldwin QC prepared the written submissions in this trade mark appeal to the EU General Court. The client (Mackays Stores Ltd) applied to register the mark “M & Co” but were opposed by Max Mara on the basis of likelihood of confusion with their own Italian […]
Vringo Infrastructure Inc v ZTE (UK) Ltd [2014] EWHC 3924 (Pat)28 November 2014Daniel Alexander QC and Isabel Jamal represented ZTE (UK) Limited, the Defendant, in this patent action brought by Vringo Infrastructure Incorporated. The patent provided a method for relocation of protocol termination points in a mobile communication system which was declared essential to the 3GPP standards for UMTS. Birss J held that the patent as proposed […]
IT Human Resources Plc v Land [2014] EWHC 381224 November 2014IT Human Resources PLC (‘ITHR’) were represented by Jonathan Hill in their claim against Mr David Land, a former director, for infringing their copyright in bespoke recruitment database software Mr Land had written for them. Morgan J held that Mr Land had infringed the copyright in the software by providing it to a competitor company […]
Hospira UK Ltd v Genentech Inc [2014] EWHC 3857 (Pat)21 November 2014Richard Meade QCappeared as lead counsel for Hospira UK Limited, the Claimant, against Michael Tappin QC and Mark Chacksfield who acted on behalf of Genentech Inc. The two patents challenged by Hospira related to the breast cancer drug Herceptin and its active ingredient trastuzumab. Birss J held that one patent was to be revoked and […]
Omnibill (Pty) Ltd vEgpsxxx Ltd & Anor [2014] EWHC 3762 (IPEC)17 November 2014Henry Ward represented Omnibill (PTY) Ltd in their claim against Egpsxxx Ltd and Mr Robert Carter for copyright infringement. Photos owned by Omnibill appeared on Egps’ website. Copying was admitted. The dispute related to whether there was communication to the UK public and any personal liability of Mr Carter for Egps’ actions. Birss J, found […]