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Martin Howe QC speaker at Trade Marks Conference 26th March 201326 March 2013Martin Howe QC  will speak at the Butterworths conference on recent developments in trade marks on 26th March 2013. The conference will be addressed by an experienced panel of lawyers and trade mark specialists. If you are interested in attending see details here and you can take advantage of a 20% reduction in the cost of […]
Fage UK Ltd -v- Chobani UK Ltd [2013] EWHC 630 (Ch)26 March 2013Daniel Alexander QC and John Baldwin QC recently appeared before Mr Justice Briggs in Fage UK Ltd v Chobani UK Ltd [2013] EWHC 630 (Ch), representing the Claimants and the Defendants, respectively. This case was an extended passing-off action concerning sales of thick and creamy yoghurt under the phrase “Greek yoghurt” in UK supermarkets. The […]
Schutz (UK) Ltd v Werit (UK) Ltd [2013] UKSC 1620 March 2013Richard Meade QCand Lindsay Lane recently appeared in the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom for the respondent in Schütz (UK) Ltd v Werit (UK) Ltd [2013] UKSC 16. This important decision clarifies the meaning of the word “make” for the purpose of patent infringement under section 60(1)(a) of the Patents Act 1977, and provides […]
Schutz (UK) Ltd v Werit (UK) Ltd [2013] UKSC 1620 March 2013Richard Meade QC and Lindsay Lane recently appeared in the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom for the respondent in Schütz (UK) Ltd v Werit (UK) Ltd [2013] UKSC 16. This important decision clarifies the meaning of the word “make” for the purpose of patent infringement under section 60(1)(a) of the Patents Act 1977, and […]
8 New Square sponsor UCL IP dissertation prize20 March 2013On 13th March, Mark Platts-Mills QC attended the annual prize-giving ceremony at UCL to award the 8 New Square Prize for Top Performance in an Intellectual Property Dissertation. The prize was awarded to Simone Bittman for her dissertation entitled "Copyright ownership of academic scholarship".
ITV Broadcasting Ltd v TVCatchup Ltd, Case C-607/117 March 2013James Mellor QC and Jessie Bowhill appeared for the claimants, Martin Howe QC for the defendant, and Charlotte May for the UK government. The ECJ answered the question of interpretation of Directive 2001/29 referred by Floyd J in the High Court, [2011] EWHC 2977 (Pat). The ECJ ruled that the internet streaming of free-to-air TV […]
ITV Broadcasting Ltd v TVCatchup Ltd, Case C-607/117 March 2013James Mellor QC and Jessie Bowhill appeared for the claimants, Martin Howe QC for the defendant, and Charlotte May for the UK government. The ECJ answered the question of interpretation of Directive 2001/29 referred by Floyd J in the High Court, [2011] EWHC 2977 (Pat). The ECJ ruled that the internet streaming of free-to-air TV […]
In the Matter of Trade Mark Applications by Adelphoi Ltd (BATSMAN) [2012] 0-504-126 March 2013John Baldwin QC recently acted for DC Comics before the Intellectual Property Office in its successful opposition to an application to register the sign BATSMAN as a trade mark. The opposition was based on DC Comics’ prior Community trade mark registration for BATMAN in relation to (inter alia) “a wide variety of merchandise”. The Applicant, […]
In the Matter of Trade Mark Applications by Adelphoi Ltd (BATSMAN) [2012] 0-504-126 March 2013John Baldwin QC recently acted for DC Comics before the Intellectual Property Office in its successful opposition to an application to register the sign BATSMAN as a trade mark. The opposition was based on DC Comics’ prior Community trade mark registration for BATMAN in relation to (inter alia) “a wide variety of merchandise”. The Applicant, […]
Esge AG v OHIM (Case T 444/10)28 February 2013James St.Ville recently acted for De’Longhi Benelux SA as intervener before the Court of Justice of the European Union in ESGE AG v. OHIM (Case T 444/10). De’Longhi succeeded in overcoming relative grounds for opposing registration under Article 8(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009. De’Longhi, proprietor of the famous Kenwood family of kitchen mixers, […]