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Action Storage Systems Ltd v G-Force Europe [2016] EWHC 3151 (IPEC)7 December 2016Jessie Bowhill won a convincing victory for the claimant in a two day IPEC trial relating to unregistered design rights subsisting in the shape and configuration of plastic lockers. The Judgment is notable for the comments of the Judge concerning future conduct of unregistered design right cases and in particular his recommendation that litigants prepare […]
Jaani Riordan speaks at CIPIL1 December 2016“Hyperlinking and website blocking injunctions: recent copyright case law from the European and English courts” Jaani’s lecture critically evaluated recent case law concerning internet copyright infringement and online intermediaries. Its focus will be the decision of the CJEU in GS Media BV v Sanoma Media Netherlands BV (Case C-160/15, EU:C:2016:644), which concerns the liability of […]
Hospira v Genentech [2016] EWCA Civ 118530 November 2016Michael Tappin QC and Mark Chacksfield appeared on behalf of the appellant, Genentech, and Richard Meade QC appeared on behalf of Respondent, Hospira, in this appeal against revocation of Genentech’s patent for a method of treating breast cancer. The patent claimed the use of antibodies against the oncogene Erb2 (including the drug known as Herceptin) […]
R (British American Tobacco UK Limited & Ors) v Secretary of State for Health [2016] EWCA Civ 118230 November 2016Martin Howe QC and Jaani Riordan appeared on behalf of the Secretary of State, and Lindsay Lane appeared on behalf of Imperial Tobacco Limited, in four linked appeals from Green J’s dismissal of claims for judicial review of the Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015 (‘Regulations‘). The Regulations require the surfaces of cigarette packs […]
Hospira UK LTD v Genentech INC [2016] EWCA Civ 118530 November 2016Michael Tappin QC and Mark Chacksfield appeared on behalf of the appellant, Genentech, and Richard Meade QC appeared on behalf of Respondent, Hospira, in this appeal against revocation of Genentech’s patent for a method of treating breast cancer. The patent claimed the use of antibodies against the oncogene Erb2 (including the drug known as Herceptin) […]
R (On the Application Of) British American Tobacco UK Limited & Others v The Secretary of State for Health [2016] EWCA Civ 118230 November 2016 Martin Howe QC and Jaani Riordan appeared on behalf of the Secretary of State, and Lindsay Lane appeared on behalf of Imperial Tobacco Limited, one of the appellants in four linked appeals from Green J’s dismissal of claims for judicial review of the Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015 (the Regulations). The Regulations require […]
Jaani Riordan speaks at the International Copyright Law Conference in London28 November 2016On 28 November 2016, Jaani Riordan delivered a talk to the IBC International Copyright Conference in East London. His talk considered recent case law of the CJEU concerning the right of communication to the public, culminating in the decision of Case C-160/15 GS Media BV v Sanoma Media Netherlands BV (8 September 2016). He also […]
Eleonora Rosati gives copyright talks at various conferences24 November 2016Eleonora Rosati has spoken on various copyright issues in recent lectures. On 22 and 23 November, Eleonora spoke in Sofia (Bulgaria) at a workshop on copyright in the digital age, organised by WIPO the World Intellectual Property Organisation. The topics included – Publishers, Libraries and Archives in the 21st Century; and Creators in the Digital […]
FAPL v Luxton [2016] EWCA Civ 10979 November 2016Martin Howe QC appeared for the appellant (defendant) and Lindsay Lane, led by Helen Davies QC, appeared for the respondent (claimant) in this appeal against the grant of summary judgment for copyright infringement against a publican who had shown Premier League football matches in his pub using a satellite decoder card imported from another EU […]
FAPL v Luxton9 November 2016“Martin Howe QC appeared for the appellant (defendant) and Lindsay Lane, led by Helen Davies QC, appeared for the respondent (claimant) in this appeal against the grant of summary judgment for copyright infringement against a publican who had shown Premier League football matches in his pub using a satellite decoder card imported from another EU […]