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[2025] EWHC 2561 (Ch) IDDQD and Royal Mail Group v Codeberry10 October 2025On 10th October, His Honour Judge Hacon handed down judgment in IDDQD and Royal Mail Group v Codeberry.  Jonathan Hill acted for Royal Mail.
[2025] EWHC 2527 (Pat) Formycon and Samsung v Regeneron and Bayer8 October 2025On 8th October, Mr Justice Meade handed down judgment in Formycon and Samsung v Regeneron and Bayer.  Charlotte May KC acted for the Claimants and Adrian Speck KC, Isabel Jamal and William Duncan acted for the Defendants.
[2025] EWCA Civ 1263 Interdigital v Apple CA-2024-000489 & Ors7 October 2025On 7th October, Sir Julian Flaux Chancellor of the High Court, Lord Justice Birss and Lord Justice Zacaroli handed down judgment in Interdigital v Apple CA-2024-000489 & Ors.  Henry Ward acted for the Appellants.    
Chambers welcomes Ayushi Agarwal1 October 2025Following the successful completion of pupillage, Chambers is delighted to welcome Ayushi Agarwal as its newest tenant.  Ayushi is building a broad practice encompassing all areas of intellectual property law, including patents, trade marks, copyright, design rights, confidential information and contractual disputes. Her profile can be viewed here.
Tom Moody-Stuart KC to sit as an Appointed Person30 September 2025Tom Moody-Stuart KC has been appointed as an “Appointed Person” for trade marks and designs. Appointed Persons hear appeals from the Intellectual Property Office in relation to their decisions on trade mark and design cases.
Legal 500 UK Bar Awards 202525 September 2025The Legal 500 UK Bar Awards took place on the 24th September and we are delighted to have been named IP Set of the Year. We were nominated in the following categories: IP Set of the Year Silk of the Year: Lindsay Lane KC IP Silk of the Year: Mark Chacksfield KC IP Junior of […]
[2025] EWHC 2241 (Pat) J.Mac Safety Systems v Q Deck Safety Systems4 September 2025On 4th September 2025 judgment was handed down by Campbell Forsyth, sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court. The trial was heard under the Patents Court Shorter Trial Scheme and heard in the Business and Property Courts in Manchester. Maxwell Keay appeared for the Claimant.
[2025] EWHC 2229 (Ch) easyGroup v Premier Inn Hotels29 August 2025On 29th August, Deputy High Court Judge Lance Ashworth KC handed down judgment in easyGroup v Premier Inn Hotels.  Beth Collett acted for the Defendant.
[2025] EWCA Civ 1032 Modernatx v Pfizer & BioNTech1 August 2025On 1st August, Lord Justice Moylan, Lord Justice Arnold and Lord Justice Snowden handed down judgment in Modernatx v Pfizer & BioNTech.  Michael Tappin KC acted for the BioNTech appellants.
[2025] EWHC 1944 (Ch) AFM & SAG-AFTRA v Sec of State for Science, Innovation & Technology30 July 2025On 30th July, Mr Justice Richards handed down judgment in Trustees of the AFM and SAG-AFTRA Intellectual Property Rights Distribution Fund and the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology. Martin Howe KC and Jaani Riordan acted for the Claimants/Respondents.