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Interdigital v Apple [2025] EWCA Civ 12637 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.    
Chambers welcomes Ayushi Agarwal1 October 2025Following the successful completion of pupillage, Chambers is delighted to welcome Ayushi Agarwal as its newest tenant.  Ayushi is building a broad practice encompassing all areas of intellectual property law, including patents, trade marks, copyright, design rights, confidential information and contractual disputes. Her profile can be viewed here.
Tom Moody-Stuart KC to sit as an Appointed Person30 September 2025Tom Moody-Stuart KC has been appointed as an “Appointed Person” for trade marks and designs. Appointed Persons hear appeals from the Intellectual Property Office in relation to their decisions on trade mark and design cases.
Legal 500 UK Bar Awards 202525 September 2025The Legal 500 UK Bar Awards took place on the 24th September and we are delighted to have been named IP Set of the Year. We were nominated in the following categories: IP Set of the Year Silk of the Year: Lindsay Lane KC IP Silk of the Year: Mark Chacksfield KC IP Junior of […]
J.Mac Safety Systems v Q Deck Safety Systems [2025] EWHC 2241 (Pat)4 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.
easyGroup v Premier Inn Hotels [2025] EWHC 2229 (Ch)29 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.
Modernatx v Pfizer & BioNTech [2025] EWCA Civ 10321 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.
AFM & SAG-AFTRA v Sec of State for Science, Innovation & Technology [2025] EWHC 1944 (Ch)30 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.
Accord and Others v The Regents of The University of California re: enzalutamide [2025] EWCA Civ 93623 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.