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Ed Sheeran -v- Chokri [2022] EWHC 827 (Ch)6 April 2022Jessie Bowhill acted for Ed Sheeran and others, the co-writers and publishers of the biggest selling song of 2017; “Shape of You”. In his Judgment of 6 April 2022 Zacaroli J held that they had not infringed any copyright of the Defendants in creating and exploiting that song.
CommScope Technologies LLC v SOLiD Technologies Inc [2022] EWHC 769 (Pat)1 April 2022James Abrahams QC appeared as lead counsel for the Claimant (“CommScope”) in proceedings brought against the Defendant (“SOLiD”) for patent infringement. The patents (“EP626” and “EP850”) related to distributed antenna systems (“DAS”) used in cellular wireless communications to distribute radio frequency signals transmitted from a base station into areas where the signal has been significantly […]
Neurim Pharmaceuticals (1991) Ltd & Anr v Generics UK Ltd & Anr [2022] EWCA Civ 35929 March 2022Andrew Lykiardopoulos QC appeared as lead counsel for the Claimants (“Neurim” and “Flynn” respectively) in an appeal against the orders of Marcus Smith J dated 30 December 2020 and 12 March 2021.  The Claimants alleged that the Defendants (“Mylan”) had infringed a second medical use patent claiming the prolonged release of melatonin for the purposes […]
Optis Cellular Technology LLC & Ors v Apple Retail UK Ltd & Ors [2022] EWHC 561 (Pat)15 March 2022James Whyte and Jennifer Dixon, led by Thomas Hinchliffe QC, appeared for the Claimants (“Optis”) and Charlotte May QC and Lindsay Lane QC appeared as lead counsel for the Defendants (“Apple”) in Trial D, the latest trial in the ongoing proceedings between these parties.  The wider proceedings relate to eight telecommunications patents owned by Optis […]
EP 14250043 of Valeda Co LLC, Opposition by Dahl Engineering AP11 March 2022Martin Howe QC appeared for the patentee Valeda Co LLC in opposition proceedings in the EPO, Munich, against the validity of EP 14250043 which related to restraints for wheelchairs in moving vehicles. The priority claimed by the European Patent was based on a US Provisional filing, which in error had named as applicant an individual […]
Ansari -v- Google UK Ltd & Ors [2022] EWHC 226 (Ch)13 February 2022Jaani Riordan appeared for the Defendants and Henry Edwards (led by Eric Metcalfe of Monckton Chambers) appeared for the Claimant (“Mr Ansari”) in an application made by the First Defendant (“Google UK”) to strike out or summarily dismiss Mr Ansari’s claims for copyright infringement, misuse of private information, breach of data protection legislation and breach […]
Mulsanne v Marshmallow [2022] EWHC 276 (Ch)11 February 2022Martin Howe QC leading Ashton Chantrielle appeared together with Aidan Christie QC and Martyn Naylor for the claimant in this complex claim for breach of confidence and trade secrets in the methodologies used by an automated ratings engine for the pricing of motor insurance premiums quoted on price comparison websites. There were also contractual claims […]
Lifestyle Equities v Santa Barbara Polo Club [2022] EWCA Civ 5128 January 2022Lindsay Lane KC appeared for the third, fourth and eighth defendants (collectively, “Santa Barbara”) in an appeal from the judgment of Hacon HHJ staying the claimants’ (“Lifestyle Equities”) claim for trade mark infringement and passing off pursuant to section 9 of the Arbitration Act 1996. The claim concerned the alleged infringement of Lifestyle Equities’ EU […]
InterDigital Technology Corporation & Ors v Lenovo Group Limited [2022] EWHC 10 (Pat)6 January 2022Adrian Speck QC, Mark Chacksfield QC and Edmund Eustace appeared for the claimants (“InterDigital”) and James Abrahams QC and William Duncan appeared for the defendants (“Lenovo”) in Trial B in the ongoing proceedings between these parties.  In the wider proceedings, InterDigital seeks to have the Court determine the terms of a FRAND licence of its […]
Tehrani v Hamilton Bonaduz AG & Ors [2021] EWHC 3457 (IPEC)22 December 2021Henry Ward successfully appeared for the defendants (“Hamilton”) in proceedings brought by Professor Tehrani for the infringement of her patent relating to the method and apparatus for controlling a ventilator.  Hamilton counterclaimed for revocation of the patent on the grounds of lack of novelty, lack of inventive step and insufficiency. The patent related to the […]