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Quentin Cregan speaks at the Chancery Bar Association Cayman Islands Conference12 May 2016On the 12th May Quentin Cregan gave a talk at the Chancery Bar Association’s Cayman Islands Conference on Intellectual Property in Transnational Litigation. The talk covered typical IP/IT asset issues that arise in disputes, enforcement remedies and some variations relating to IP, topics to bear in mind in global settlements and the most recent case […]
GlaxoSmithKline UK Limited-and-Wyeth Holdings LLC [2016] EWHC 1045 (CH)12 May 2016Michael Tappin QC and William Duncan appeared for the successful patentee in this claim for revocation by GSK and counterclaim for infringement by Wyeth. The patent related to meningitis B vaccines, identifying a valuable new vaccine candidate now known as factor H binding protein, that forms part of GSK’s Bexsero vaccine. The attacks against the […]
GlaxoSmithKline UK Limited-and-Wyeth Holdings LLC [2016] EWHC 1045 (CH)12 May 2016Michael Tappin QC and William Duncan appeared for the successful patentee in this claim for revocation by GSK and counterclaim for infringement by Wyeth. The patent related to meningitis B vaccines, identifying a valuable new vaccine candidate now known as factor H binding protein, that forms part of GSK’s Bexsero vaccine. The attacks against the […]
Saertex France -and-Hexcel Reinforcements UK Limited [2016] EWHC 966 (IPEC)4 May 2016Henry Ward, instructed by Gowling WLG (UK) LLP, recently appeared for the defendant in this trial concerning European Patent (UK) No. 1 781 455 B1 entitled ‘Method for making a reinforcement provided with at least one adhesive surface capable of being repositioned and resulting reinforcement’ owned by Saertex France. Saertex claimed infringement of the patent. […]
Saertex France -and-Hexcel Reinforcements UK Limited [2016] EWHC 966 (IPEC)4 May 2016Henry Ward, instructed by Gowling WLG (UK) LLP, recently appeared for the defendant in this trial concerning European Patent (UK) No. 1 781 455 B1 entitled ‘Method for making a reinforcement provided with at least one adhesive surface capable of being repositioned and resulting reinforcement’ owned by Saertex France. Saertex claimed infringement of the patent. […]
Martin Howe speaks at the ITMA Designs Event27 April 2016Martin Howe QC spoke at the ITMA Designs Seminar on Wednesday 27 April 2016. His talk featured the interface between registered design protection and copyright protection for industrially produced objects in the light of the Flos (Arco lamp) case in the ECJ and the forthcoming repeal of section 52 of the CDPA 1988; the protection […]
Martin Howe speaks at the ITMA Designs Event27 April 2016Martin Howe QC spoke at the ITMA Designs Seminar on Wednesday 27 April 2016. His talk featured the interface between registered design protection and copyright protection for industrially produced objects in the light of the Flos (Arco lamp) case in the ECJ and the forthcoming repeal of section 52 of the CDPA 1988; the protection […]
Unwired Planet International Ltd v Huawei Technologies Ltd, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and others [2016] EWHC 576 (Pat)22 March 2016Adrian Speck QC, Mark Chacksfield and Tom Jones (instructed by EIP legal) recently appeared for Unwired Planet in the third of four technical trials (Trial C) concerning alleged infringement of patents held by Unwired Planet and said to be essential to various mobile telecommunications standards. The trial concerned the alleged infringement of patent EP (UK) […]
Unwired Planet International Ltd v Huawei Technologies Ltd, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and others [2016] EWHC 576 (Pat)22 March 2016Adrian Speck QC, Mark Chacksfield and Tom Jones (instructed by EIP legal) recently appeared for Unwired Planet in the third of four technical trials (Trial C) concerning alleged infringement of patents held by Unwired Planet and said to be essential to various mobile telecommunications standards. The trial concerned the alleged infringement of patent EP (UK) […]
8 New Square invite Dr Eleonora Rosati to be a Door Tenant15 March 2016Chambers are delighted that Dr Eleonora Rosati, an Italian Qualified lawyer has accepted their invitation to be a Door Tenant at 8 New Square. Admitted to the Florence Bar, Eleonora is a lecturer in IP at the University of Southampton, a guest lecturer in copyright law at EDHEC Business school (Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales […]