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ALK Abello v (1) Meridian Medical Technologies (2) Dey Pharma [2010] EWPCC 149 November 2010Adrian Speck acted for the Second Defendant and Jonathan Hill for the First Defendant. In the first application to transfer a patent infringement claim from the Patents County Court to the Patents Court after implementation of the new Patents County Court rules, HHJ Birss QC gave guidance as to the approach to be adopted. He […]
RSN Ltd (t/a Riedel Crystal (UK)) v (1) Riedelshop Ltd (2) Riedel Ltd O-366-1021 October 2010Jonathan Hill acted for the luxury glassware manufacturer, Riedel, in their successful applications to the Company Names Tribunal for orders that the respondents change their company names. In the first such applications to have gone to an oral hearing, the Tribunal found, having heard cross-examination of the director of the respondents, that the respondents’ company […]
Grimme Landmaschinenfabrik Gmbh & Co. KG v Derek Scott [2010] EWCA Civ 111015 October 2010This was the appeal in a mechanical patent claim. Mark Chacksfield’s client was successful in appealing the first instance finding of partial invalidity, with the result the patent was held to be entirely valid and both directly and indirectly infringed. The appeal involved an detailed analysis of the indirect infringement provisions under the Act, and […]
Specsavers v Asda [2010] EWHC 2035 (Ch)30 July 2010Claim for infringment of Specsavers marks used in Asda advertising. Adrian Speck  was instructed by Eversheds in the High Court with James Mellor QC leading in the forthcoming appeal.
Grimme Landmaschinenfabrik Gmbh & Co. KG v Derek Scott (T/A Scotts Potato Machinery) [2011] F.S.R. 7)29 July 2010This was the appeal in a mechanical patent claim. Grimme, for whom Mark was the sole advocate in the Court of Appeal, was successful in appealing the first instance finding of partial invalidity, with the result the patent was held to be entirely valid and both directly and indirectly infringed. The appeal involved an detailed […]