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Gama Healthcare Limited v Pal International Limited [2016] EWHC 75 (IPEC)20 January 2016Martin Howe QC, instructed by Kuit Steinart Levy LLP, appeared for the Claimant. This passing off action concerned the get-up of clinical wet wipes used in the healthcare industry. Gama alleged that the get-up adopted by Pal for its own disinfectant and detergent wet wipes was so similar to Gama’s packaging that it was likely […]
Accord v Medac [2016] EWHC 24 (Pat)13 January 2016This was an invalidity action in relation to a patent for a formulation of methotrexate for the treatment of inflammatory diseases including rheumatoid arthritis. The patent was attacked for obviousness over certain prior art and separately over the common general knowledge alone, and also for insufficiency. The patent was held to be invalid over one […]
Tsit Wing v TWG Tea12 January 2016Mark Platts-Mills QC instructed by Deacons and John Baldwin QC instructed by Clifford Chance recently appeared in the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal on appeal from the court of First Instance in Tsit Wing (Hong Kong) Co Ltd & Ors. v TWG Tea Co PTE Ltd and Anor. [2013] HKCFI 1179; HCA2210/2011, Mark Platts-Mills […]
Unwired Planet v Huawei and Samsung [2015] EWHC 3366 (Pat)23 November 2015Members of chambers recently appeared in the first of four technical trials concerning alleged infringement of patents held by Unwired Planet said to be essential to various mobile telecommunications standards. A further trial concerning FRAND and competition issues is scheduled to take place following conclusion of the technical trials. Adrian Speck QC, Mark Chacksfield and […]
Unwired Planet v Huawei and Samsung [2015] EWHC 3366 (Pat)23 November 2015Members of chambers recently appeared in the first of four technical trials concerning alleged infringement of patents held by Unwired Planet said to be essential to various mobile telecommunications standards. A further trial concerning FRAND and competition issues is scheduled to take place following conclusion of the technical trials. Adrian Speck QC, Mark Chacksfield and […]
(1) Gareth Kevin Glass (2) Adrian Charles Roberts (3) Nigel Davison v Freyssinet Limited [2015] EWHC 2972 (IPEC)3 November 2015Lindsay Lane was instructed by Dehns on behalf of the Defendant, Freyssinet, in this claim for patent infringement and counterclaim for revocation in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court. The Claimants were joint proprietors of a patent which claimed a system for protecting steel rebars in reinforced concrete. The Claimants alleged that various acts of the […]
(1) Gareth Kevin Glass (2) Adrian Charles Roberts (3) Nigel Davison v Freyssinet Limited [2015] EWHC 2972 (IPEC)3 November 2015Lindsay Lane was instructed by Dehns on behalf of the Defendant, Freyssinet, in this claim for patent infringement and counterclaim for revocation in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court. The Claimants were joint proprietors of a patent which claimed a system for protecting steel rebars in reinforced concrete. The Claimants alleged that various acts of the […]
Richard Meade QC wins IP Silk of the Year28 October 2015Richard Meade QC was awarded IP Silk of the Year at the Chambers & Partners awards dinner in London last night.
Flynn Pharma Limited v DrugsRUs Limited and Tenolol Limited [2015] EWHC 2759 (Ch)6 October 2015Martin Howe QC and Henry Ward, instructed by RR Sanghvi & Co., appeared on behalf of the Defendants in this UK and community trade mark infringement claim arising out of parallel importation of pharmaceutical products Epanutin/Phenytoin Sodium Flynn. For many years Pfizer had sold its phenytoin sodium product under the name Epanutin in the UK […]
Flynn Pharma Limited v DrugsRUs Limited and Tenolol Limited [2015] EWHC 2759 (Ch)6 October 2015Martin Howe QC and Henry Ward, instructed by RR Sanghvi & Co., appeared on behalf of the Defendants in this UK and community trade mark infringement claim arising out of parallel importation of pharmaceutical products Epanutin/Phenytoin Sodium Flynn. For many years Pfizer had sold its phenytoin sodium product under the name Epanutin in the UK […]