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Optis v Apple [2023] EWCA Civ 7584 July 2023Lindsay Lane KC (together with Jeremy Heald) represented the Appellants “Apple” and Jennifer Dixon (led by Tom Hinchliffe KC) represented the Respondents “Optis”, in an appeal concerning the validity and infringement of two 4G Standard Essential Patents. The SEPs related to a “code multiplexing structure” for sending ACK/NACK and CQI signals in mixed resource blocks […]
Interdigital v Lenovo (Confidentiality) [2023] EWHC 1577 (Pat) 28 June 2023In proceedings about what information should be included in the unredacted version of the main judgment in a FRAND case, Michael Conway (led by Douglas Campbell KC of 3 New Square) appeared for the claimant Interdigital, while Martin Howe KC appeared for Wistron Corp a third party licensee of the claimant whose information was involved. […]
Ensygnia v Shell [2023] EWHC 1495 (Pat)26 June 2023In a patent validity and infringement trial before Charlotte May KC sitting as a deputy High Court judge, Martin Howe KC, leading Geoff Pritchard of 3 New Square, instructed by Dehns, appeared for the claimant patentee and Lindsay Lane KC leading Beth Collett, instructed by Norton Rose Fulbright, for the defendants. The subject matter of […]
Advanced Bionics v Med-El Elektromedizinische Geräte [2023] EWCA Civ 6379 June 2023
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 […]