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Warner-Lambert Company LLC v Actavis Group PTC EFH [2015] EWHC10 September 2015This case concerned Warner-Lambert’s second medical use patent EP (UK) No. 0934061 with claims in Swiss form. The claims were directed to the use of the compound pregabalin for the treatment of pain. Warner-Lambert marketed pregabalin under the trade mark Lyrica for the treatment of neuropathic pain. Mylan and Actavis challenged the validity of the […]
Warner-Lambert v Actavis [2015] EWHC 2548 (Pat)10 September 2015This case concerned Warner-Lambert’s second medical use patent EP (UK) No. 0934061 with claims in Swiss form. The claims were directed to the use of the compound pregabalin for the treatment of pain. Warner-Lambert marketed pregabalin under the trade mark Lyrica for the treatment of neuropathic pain. Mylan and Actavis challenged the validity of the […]
5th Global Forum on Intellectual Property in Singapore24 August 2015James Mellor and Professor David Llewelyn spoke at the international IP conference. They addressed a forum on trade marks and the internet. The forum coverered new protection mechanisms and new strategies for dealing with trade marks on the internet.
5th Global Forum on Intellectual Property in Singapore24 August 2015James Mellor and Professor David Llewelyn spoke at the international IP conference. They addressed a forum on trade marks and the internet. The forum coverered new protection mechanisms and new strategies for dealing with trade marks on the internet.  
Wobben v Siemens [2015] EWHC 2114 (Pat)20 July 2015Andrew Lykiardopoulos QC and James Abrahams appeared for the Claimant (“Wobben”) in this infringement and validity trial relating to Wobben’s patent concerning the operation of variable speed, variable pitch (“VSVP”) wind turbines at high wind speeds. James Whyte appeared as junior counsel for the Defendants (collectively “Siemens”) who denied infringement and claimed the patent was […]
Wobben v Siemens [2015] EWHC 2114 (Pat)20 July 2015Andrew Lykiardopoulos QC and James Abrahams appeared for the Claimant (“Wobben”) in this infringement and validity trial relating to Wobben’s patent concerning the operation of variable speed, variable pitch (“VSVP”) wind turbines at high wind speeds. James Whyte appeared as junior counsel for the Defendants (collectively “Siemens”) who denied infringement and claimed the patent was […]
VPG Systems UK Limited -and- Air Weight Europe Limited [2015] EWHC 1862 (IPEC)1 July 2015On 1 July 2015 his Honour Judge Hacon handed down judgment in VPG Systems UK v Air-Weigh Europe [2015] EWHC 1862 in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court. The action concerned alleged infringement of VPG’s patent for a type of on-board vehicle weighing system which uses an accelerometer or inclinometer to measure the change in angle […]
VPG Systems UK Limited v Air Weight Europe Limited [2015] EWHC 1862 (IPEC)1 July 2015On 1 July 2015 his Honour Judge Hacon handed down judgment in VPG Systems UK v Air-Weigh Europe [2015] EWHC 1862 in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court. The action concerned alleged infringement of VPG’s patent for a type of on-board vehicle weighing system which uses an accelerometer or inclinometer to measure the change in angle […]
The Sofa Workshop Ltd v Sofaworks Ltd [2015] EWHC 1773 (IPEC) (29 June 2015)29 June 2015John Baldwin QC and Fiona Clark appeared for Sofaworks Limited, the Defendant, in this community trade mark infringement and passing off claim brought by The Sofa Workshop Limited  concerning two word CTMs for ‘SOFA WORKSHOP’. Sofaworks counterclaimed for revocation for non-use and invalidity. HHJ Hacon held that both CTMs were invalidly registered and liable for revocation […]
The Sofa Workshop Ltd v Sofaworks Ltd [2015] EWHC 1773 (IPEC) (29 June 2015)29 June 2015John Baldwin QC and Fiona Clark appeared for Sofaworks Limited, the Defendant, in this community trade mark infringement and passing off claim brought by The Sofa Workshop Limited  concerning two word CTMs for ‘SOFA WORKSHOP’. Sofaworks counterclaimed for revocation for non-use and invalidity. HHJ Hacon held that both CTMs were invalidly registered and liable for revocation […]