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Engineer.AI Global v Appy Pie [2024] EWHC 1430 (IPEC)19 June 2024Engineer.AI Global Ltd provided “no code” app development services. It had a series of registered trade marks including BUILDER and BUILDER.AI in word and in stylised forms. The second defendant Appy Pie LLP supplies “no code” app builders of the drag and drop type. In 2022, Engineer.AI sued the defendants for infringement in respect of […]
easyGroup v Beauty Perfectionists [2024] EWHC 1441 (Ch)13 June 2024James Abrahams KC and Maxwell Keay represented the successful defendants (“Beauty Perfectionists”) in trade mark infringement proceedings brought by the claimant (“easyGroup”), regarding Beauty Perfectionists’ use of versions of the sign “easyCOSMETIC” in relation to its online cosmetics business. easyGroup relied on two marks for the word “EASYJET”, registered for various goods and services including, […]
Samsung v Alexion [2024] EWHC 1407 (Pat)6 June 2024James Whyte appeared for the claimant (“Samsung”) in its successful application to expedite a trial, in which Samsung seeks to revoke a patent owned by the defendant (“Alexion”). The patent, which was granted earlier this year, is said to give Alexion refreshed rights over the antibody drug eculizumab. Eculizumab is an orphan drug which is […]
Supponor v AIM Sport Development [2024] EWCA Civ 39623 April 2024Daniel Alexander KC appeared for the successful respondents (“AIM”) in an appeal arising from a patent trial in January 2023. At trial, Meade J found a patent owned by AIM (“the Patent”) valid and infringed by a system used by the appellant (“Supponor”). The Patent claimed a method for digitally overlaying images onto TV broadcasts, […]
Advanced Cell Diagnostics v Molecular Instruments [2024] EWHC 898 (Pat)23 April 2024Tom Moody-Stuart KC represented the claimants (“ACD”) in patent validity and infringement proceedings brought against the defendants (“MI”). ACD’s patents in suit (“EP572” and “EP439”) claimed a method and a kit, respectively, for performing Fluorescent in situ hybridization (“FISH”) of nucleic acids. FISH is a form of hybridization assay using ‘target probes’ – short strands […]
Sandoz AG v Bayer IP [2024] EWHC 796 (Pat)12 April 2024Adrian Speck KC, Henry Ward and Michael Conway successfully represented the Claimants, a group of generic pharmaceutical companies, in a patent invalidity action against the Defendant (“Bayer”). The patent in suit (“EP 961”) claimed a once-daily dosing regimen for rivaroxaban, for the treatment of thromboembolic disorders. HHJ Hacon, sitting as a High Court Judge, found […]
United Sikhs v Board of Trustees of United Sikhs10 April 2024Beth Collett successfully represented the charity United Sikhs in the appeal against their successful opposition to the United Sikhs USA headquarters’ application for a UK trade mark. Iain Purvis KC, sitting as the Appointed Person, upheld the Hearing Officer’s decision on section 5(4)(a) and confirmed that the application should be refused on that basis. Simon […]
DISH Technologies v Aylo [2024] EWHC 1310 (Pat)27 March 2024Tom Moody-Stuart KC appeared for the claimants (“DISH”) and Isabel Jamal appeared as junior counsel for the defendants (“Aylo”) in Aylo’s application for expedition of a trial, alternatively to list the trial in the earliest possible window according to the Patents Court Practice Direction. The proceedings related to two of DISH’s patents for adaptive bit-rate […]
Charter for Fairness 202422 March 20248 New Square continues to work hard to ensure equality at the Bar, and in recognition has been awarded the Charter for Fairness 2024 by the E&D Subcommittee of the Chancery Bar Association.  The committee review included chambers policies, processes for work allocation, career development, training, marketing and earnings at the Chancery Bar.
Lenovo v InterDigital [2024] EWHC 596 (Ch)21 March 2024Mark Chacksfield KC appeared for the defendants (“InterDigital”) in two applications, heard together, arising from ongoing FRAND litigation with the claimants (“Lenovo”). Lenovo sought a declaration that its proposed terms of an interim licence of various of InterDigital’s 3G -5G standard-essential patents were FRAND (the “Interim Licence Declaration”). InterDigital applied for a stay of proceedings. […]