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KF Global Brands v Lead Wear [2023] EWHC 1303 (IPEC)2 June 2023Joshua Marshall successfully represented the Defendants (collectively, “Lead Wear”) in an infringement of UK unregistered design right (“UKUDR”) action brought by the Claimant (“KF Global”). KF Global alleged subsistence of UKUDR in a design of cargo trousers dated 13 April 2015 (the “BKS-001 Design”), which it claimed had been infringed by three versions of trousers […]
Optis v Apple 2023 EWHC 1095 (Ch)10 May 2023Adrian Speck KC, Tom Moody-Stuart KC, Isabel Jamal, Thomas Jones and Jennifer Dixon (with Sarah Ford KC and Emily MacKenzie) represented the Claimants “Optis” in the FRAND Trial in proceedings brought by Optis against the Defendants “Apple”. In his 285 page judgment, Marcus Smith J determined the FRAND terms of a global licence for Apple’s […]
Safestand v Weston [2023] EWHC 1098 (Pat)10 May 2023Henry Edwards successfully represented the Claimant in its application for specific disclosure of documents and data relating to experiments relied on in the Defendants’ Amended Notice of Experiment (“ANOE”)—also known as Mayne Pharma disclosure. The context of the hearing was a claim for infringement of three patents, including on the doctrine of equivalents, and three […]
Optis v Apple [2023] EWCA Civ 43825 April 2023James Abrahams KC, James Whyte and Michael Conway appeared for the Appellants (“Optis”) and Lindsay Lane KC (together with Adam Gamsa) appeared for the Respondents (“Apple”)  in an appeal from the Order of Meade J revoking Optis’s patent following Trial C in the proceedings between the parties. The patent claimed a method of allocating space […]
Donna Molavi v BBC Studios Production [2023] EWHC 646 (Ch)23 March 2023Martin Howe KC appeared for the claimant, leading Henry Edwards, in a claim for infringement of copyright in the claimant’s synopses, treatment and draft screenplays for a story called “London Dark Web”. She alleged that episodes of the BBC drama “Silent Witness” had been copied from her works. The BBC and a screenwriter who was […]
Kieran Corrigan v OneE Group [2023] EWHC 649 (Ch)23 March 2023Jonathan Hill successfully represented the Claimant (“Corrigan”) in a liability trial of breach of confidence, procuring breach of contract, and unlawful means conspiracy claims against the Defendants. The claims concerned misuse of information relating to  a possible tax mitigation scheme utilising R&D tax relief by Corrigan. The Second to Fourth Defendants had been directors of […]
PQ Systems v Jeff Aughton [2023] EWHC 581 (Pat)22 March 2023Jonathan Hill and Joshua Marshall successfully represented the Claimants (“PQ”) in a copyright infringement and breach of confidential information claim against the First Defendant “Mr Aughton” and a company incorporated by him and his wife. Mr Aughton was a former employee and former director of the First Claimant “PQE” and had worked on statistical process […]
Gilead v Nucana [2023] EWHC 611 (Pat)21 March 2023Michael Tappin KC, Tom Moody-Stuart KC and James Whyte successfully represented the Claimants (“Gilead”) in a claim for the revocation of the UK designation of two European patents (the “Patents”) belonging to the Defendant (“NuCana”). The claims of the Patents, which are of the same family, were product claims defined by a Markush formula that […]
Interdigital v Lenovo FRAND [2023] EWHC 539 (Pat)16 March 2023Judgment in the FRAND trial was handed down by Mr Justice Mellor on the 16th March 2023.
Interdigital v OnePlus [2023] EWCA Civ 16617 February 2023Michael Conway represented the Appellant “OnePlus” in an appeal relating to the terms of a confidentiality regime governing the disclosure of certain licences by the Respondent “InterDigital” in the context of a FRAND dispute. It was common ground that the regime should include an undertaking to be provided by OnePlus employees, limiting their participation in […]