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Cephalon v Orchid & Mylan24 June 2011Michael Tappin QC and Adrian Speck acted for the defendants in successfully resisting an application by the claimant patentees for an interim injunction to prevent launch of a generic modafinil product.  In recent years, patentees in pharmaceutical cases have generally succeeded in obtaining interim injunctions to prevent generic launch, but Michael and Adrian persuaded Mr […]
Schutz (UK) Ltd v Werit UK Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 303 and [2011] EWCA Civ 92722 June 2011Patent infringement case relating to the issue of making/repair of intermediate bulk containers and payment of costs and damages during a period of non-registration of an exclusive licence. Currently on appeal to the Supreme Court.
Beechwood House Publishing (t/a Binleys) v Guardian Products [2011] EWPCC 2220 June 2011Jonathan Hill acted for the successful claimant in the trial of a database right infringement claim brought by a supplier of healthcare data against a competitor which had obtained and used data taken from the claimant’s database. The case involved the first application by the English courts of the European Court of Justice’s guidance in […]
National Licensing Agency v Meltwater & the PRCA16 June 2011Andrew Lykiardopoulos acted in this appeal concerning copyright protection in newspaper headlines and in extracts appearing in news search engine results.   
Ranbaxy v Astra Zeneca7 June 2011John Baldwin QC is leading Mark Chacksfield in this recent patent infringement and revocation action concerning novel forms of esomeprazole in a very pure state. Ranbaxy is seeking to clear the way so as to be free to launch its generic version of esomeprazole as soon as possible and before other generic competitors. The trial […]