Recent cases

[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.    
[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.
[2025] EWCA Civ 936 Accord and Others v The Regents of The University of California re: enzalutamide23 July 2025On the 23rd July 2025 the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in this matter, from an appeal heard on the 2nd July, concerning enzalutamide as a treatment for prostate cancer. Mr Justice Mellor heard the trial in June 2024 and handed down judgment in October 2024 (see here). Justin Turner KC appeared for the […]
[2025] EWCA Civ 924 AstraZeneca v Various Generics21 July 2025On the 21st July 2025, the Court of Appeal handed down it’s judgment on permission to appeal and injunction issues in the dapagliflozin matter. James Abrahams KC appeared for Glenmark.
[2025] EWHC 1793 (IPEC) Natasha Courtenay-Smith v The Notting Hill Shopping Bag Company18 July 2025On the 18th July 2025, Master Kaye handed down judgment in this trade mark matter concerning branding on tote bags. Joshua Marshall appeared for the claimants.