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Vestergaard Frandsen v Bestnet20 April 2011Six members of chambers have been involved in extensive litigation over confidential information relating to insecticidal polyethylene mosquito nets. The claimants are members of the Vestergaard Frandsen group. The defendants are Bestnet Europe Ltd, two former employees of Vestergaard Frandsen and other related companies. The claimants alleged that the defendants (with assistance from a non-party […]
Nintendo v Console PC Com [2011] EWHC 1458 (Ch)19 April 2011Jonathan Hill acted for Nintendo in their successful application for summary judgment against a substantial dealer in devices used for circumventing the copyright protection measures used by Nintendo to protect their range of Nintendo DS handheld games consoles and the games and storage media designed for use with them. Kitchin J’s judgment expanded upon Floyd […]
Infosint v. Lundbeck [2011] EWHC 907 (Pat)14 April 2011Andrew Lykiardopoulos acted in this dispute concerning an intermediate used in the production of the antidepressant drug citalopram. The judgment considers issues of patent law concerning novelty of claimed ranges and the application of the prior use defence under s.64 Patents Act.  
Football Dataco -v- Sportradar [2011] EWCA 330.29 March 2011Sui Generis Database Right; Reference to CJEU concerns where an internet transmission of infringing data occurs. Reference made 29 March 2011.
Gemstar v Virgin Media [2011] EWCA 30229 March 2011Daniel Alexander QC, James Mellor QC and Andrew Lykiardopoulos appeared in this appeal concerning the patentability of electronic programme guides for television. Virgin Media was successful. James Mellor QC and Andrew Lykiardopoulos also appeared for Virgin Media in the Court below.