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AGA Medical Corp v Occlutech (UK) Ltd [2014] EWHC 2506 (Pat)22 July 2014Judgment has recently been handed down in this patent case concerning medical devices in which members of Chambers appeared for both sides. Richard Meade QCappeared for AGA whilst Andrew Lykiardopoulos QC represented Occlutech. AGA is the proprietor of a patent concerning a device for occluding an Atrial Septal Defect (a particular kind of hole in […]
Aga Medical Corporation v Occlutech (UK) Limited [2014] EWHC 2506 (Pat)22 July 2014Richard Meade QCappeared as lead counsel for AGA Medical Corporation, the Claimant and PT20 Defendant, against Andrew Lykiardopoulos QC who acted as lead counsel for Occlutech (UK) Limited, the Defendant and PT20 Claimant. This was an infringement action relating to a patent concerning a medical device for occluding defects in the atrial septum of the […]
A Khan Design Limited v Stephen Horsley & Another [2014] EWHC 3019 (IPEC)21 July 2014Lindsay Lane appeared on behalf of Stephen Horsley in an application to strike out claims for damages and costs made by A Khan Design Limited following a design right trial. Applying the principles in Denton v White, Mr Baldwin QC, struck out the Claimant’s claims for costs and damages on the ground of its failure […]
A Khan Design Limited v Stephen Horsley & Another [2014] EWHC 3019 (IPEC)21 July 2014Lindsay Lane appeared on behalf of Stephen Horsley in an application to strike out claims for damages and costs made by A Khan Design Limited following a design right trial. Applying the principles in Denton v White, Mr Baldwin QC, struck out the Claimant’s claims for costs and damages on the ground of its failure […]
Eli Lilly v Human Genome Sciences [2014] EWHC 240418 July 2014Michael Tappin QC again acted for HGS in this latest episode of its long-running battle with Eli Lilly. Lilly had challenged the validity of HGS’s patent but failed in the Supreme Court and (on the some outstanding issues) in the Court of Appeal. Lilly then sought a declaration that any SPC granted to HGS based […]
Eli Lilly v Human Genome Sciences [2014] EWHC 240418 July 2014Michael Tappin QC again acted for HGS in this latest episode of its long-running battle with Eli Lilly. Lilly had challenged the validity of HGS’s patent but failed in the Supreme Court and (on the some outstanding issues) in the Court of Appeal. Lilly then sought a declaration that any SPC granted to HGS based […]
Lilley v Euromoney Institutional Investor Plc & Anor [2014] EWHC 2364 (Ch)16 July 2014Lindsay Lane  appeared for the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), a defendant in one of a number of actions brought by Victor Lilley, a litigant in person. Mr Lilley alleged copyright infringement in relation to articles originally published in journals in the late 1990s on the ground that they had been placed on the internet […]
Lilley v Euromoney Institutional Investor Plc & Anor [2014] EWHC 2364 (Ch)16 July 2014Lindsay Lane  appeared for the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), a defendant in one of a number of actions brought by Victor Lilley, a litigant in person. Mr Lilley alleged copyright infringement in relation to articles originally published in journals in the late 1990s on the ground that they had been placed on the internet […]
Chambers welcomes two new members15 July 2014We are delighted to announce that Tom Jones and Max Keay have accepted invitations to join Chambers. Tom and Max are available to accept instructions and will complete their pupillage at the end of September. Tom has a BSc in Microbiology from Imperial College London and Max a MSc in Physics from University College London. […]
Rovi Solutions Corporation & Anor v Virgin Media Ltd & Ors [2014] EWHC 2301 (Pat)14 July 2014James Abrahams and Isabel Jamal recently appeared for the Claimants, Rovi Solutions Corporation and United Video Properties Inc., against James Mellor QC and Andrew Lykiardopoulos QC acting for the Defendants, Virgin Media Limited and others. The proceedings related to a European Patent, owned by the Claimant, for live and non-live Video on Demand services. Mr […]