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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 (1) Boca Cafes Limited (2) Dericio De Souza Junior (3) Malgorzata De Souza [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 […]
IPCom GMBH & Co KG v (1) HTC Europe Co Ltd (2) Brightpoint Great Britain Ltd (3) HTC Corp.29 October 2013Adrian Speck QC  and James Abrahams recently appeared for HTC, in its appeal from the first instance judgment of Roth J declining to order a stay of infringement proceedings in the Patents Court pending the outcome of opposition proceedings in the European Patent Office (“EPO”). In considering the appeal, Floyd LJ, with whom Patten and […]
Lonsdale Sports Ltd v Erol [2013] EWHC 2956 (Pat)16 October 2013Henry Ward  recently appeared with Roger Wyand QC for Lonsdale Sports Limited, the well-known sporting goods company. Lonsdale successfully appealed the decision of the Trade Mark Registry to register the respondent’s mark. Lonsdale had opposed registration on various grounds, including that the respondent’s mark took unfair advantage or was detrimental to the distinctive character or […]
J W Spears & Sons Ltd, Mattel inc , Mattel UK Ltd v Zynga Inc [2013] EWCA Civ 11759 October 2013James Mellor QC recently appeared with Phillip Roberts for the successful respondent Zynga in an appeal from summary judgment handed down in JW Spear & Sons Ltd and Mattel Inc v. Zynga [2012] EWHC 3345 (Ch). At first instance, Arnold J found for Zynga. He held that the claimants’ UK registered trade mark, for a […]