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Sanofi-Aventis (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd v Fresenius Kabi (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd5 July 2011In this case in the High Court of Malaya at Kuala Lumpur, Martin Howe QC appeared as an expert witness for the plaintiffs and George Hamer as expert witness for the defendants on patent law and in particular on the law relevant to purposive construction of patent claims.
Cephalon v Orchid & Mylan24 June 2011Michael Tappin QC and Adrian Speck acted for the defendants in successfully resisting an application by the claimant patentees for an interim injunction to prevent launch of a generic modafinil product.  In recent years, patentees in pharmaceutical cases have generally succeeded in obtaining interim injunctions to prevent generic launch, but Michael and Adrian persuaded Mr […]
Schutz (UK) Ltd v Werit UK Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 303 and [2011] EWCA Civ 92722 June 2011Patent infringement case relating to the issue of making/repair of intermediate bulk containers and payment of costs and damages during a period of non-registration of an exclusive licence. Currently on appeal to the Supreme Court.
Beechwood House Publishing (t/a Binleys) v Guardian Products [2011] EWPCC 2220 June 2011Jonathan Hill acted for the successful claimant in the trial of a database right infringement claim brought by a supplier of healthcare data against a competitor which had obtained and used data taken from the claimant’s database. The case involved the first application by the English courts of the European Court of Justice’s guidance in […]
National Licensing Agency v Meltwater & the PRCA16 June 2011Andrew Lykiardopoulos acted in this appeal concerning copyright protection in newspaper headlines and in extracts appearing in news search engine results.   
Ranbaxy v Astra Zeneca7 June 2011John Baldwin QC is leading Mark Chacksfield in this recent patent infringement and revocation action concerning novel forms of esomeprazole in a very pure state. Ranbaxy is seeking to clear the way so as to be free to launch its generic version of esomeprazole as soon as possible and before other generic competitors. The trial […]
Adelphi Masterfil Limited v Brian Potiphar and Filling and Capping Machines Limited6 June 2011Action for breach of a settlement agreement. The 6 day High Court trial concerned potential breaches of settlement agreement caused by the alleged misuse of technical design drawings for filling and capping machines used for the production of consumer products such as shampoos and the like. There was also a minor claim to copyright infringement. […]
MedImmune v Novartis [2011] EWHC 1669 (Pat); [2012] FSR 2327 May 2011Richard Meade QC and James Whyte acted for the claimant patentee in a patent infringement/revocation action concerning antibody phage display, in the first of a series of trials between the same parties around Europe. This technology was developed by the Medical Research Council and Cambridge Antibody Technology (now MedImmune) and provides a way to screen […]
Jean Christian Perfumes v Sanjay Thakrar [2011] EWHC 2011 (Ch)27 May 2011Jonathan Hill acted as junior counsel in the claimant’s successful claim against Mr Thakrar for Community trade mark infringement by arranging the importation of unauthorised “Stunning by Katie Price” perfume into the EU. John Baldwin QC, sitting as a deputy High Court judge, rejected Mr Thakrar’s claims that his involvement ended before the goods were […]
Ferrero SPA v Campbell Soup Company (IPO) (see O-127-11)(12 April 2011)30 April 2011Trade Mark Registry Opposition. Campbell Soup Company applied for various trade marks for the word mark ‘TIM TAM’ in relation to various goods including biscuits and confectionery. The Application was opposed by Ferrero SPA, owner of the word trade mark TIC TAC registered in relation to pocket confectionery. The Opposition was dismissed. Iona was counsel […]