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In the Matter of Trade Mark Applications by Adelphoi Ltd (BATSMAN) [2012] 0-504-126 March 2013John Baldwin QC recently acted for DC Comics before the Intellectual Property Office in its successful opposition to an application to register the sign BATSMAN as a trade mark. The opposition was based on DC Comics’ prior Community trade mark registration for BATMAN in relation to (inter alia) “a wide variety of merchandise”. The Applicant, […]
Esge AG v OHIM (Case T 444/10)28 February 2013James St.Ville recently acted for De’Longhi Benelux SA as intervener before the Court of Justice of the European Union in ESGE AG v. OHIM (Case T 444/10). De’Longhi succeeded in overcoming relative grounds for opposing registration under Article 8(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009. De’Longhi, proprietor of the famous Kenwood family of kitchen mixers, […]
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc and Bayer Pharma AG v Genentech Inc [2013] EWCA Civ 9327 February 2013Regeneron and Bayer appealed against the decision of Floyd J in  [2012] EWHC 657 (Pat)  which held Genentech’s patent valid and infringed by Regeneron’s product. On appeal, Kitchin LJ (Moses and Longmore LJJ agreeing) upheld the findings of Floyd J and dismissed the appeal. The patent claimed the use of human vascular endothelial growth factor […]
A&E Television Networks LLC v Discovery Communications Europe Ltd [2013] EWHC 109 (Ch)26 February 2013John Baldwin QC and Charlotte May recently acted for the successful defendant in A&E Television Networks LLC v Discovery Communications Europe Ltd [2013] EWHC 109 (Ch), a trade mark and passing off dispute between rival documentary television channels. James Mellor QC and Lindsay Lane acted for the claimants. The claimants operate cable and satellite television […]
Environmental Recycling Technology v Upcycle [2013] EWPCC 45 February 2013Martin Howe QC acted for the defendant in successfully resisting an application to revoke a patent relating to a process for moulding plastic articles with a sandwich type construction of solid plastic outer surfaces and a foamable plastic core. HHJ Birss QC held that a process step involving the use of a former to make […]