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Quick Draw v Global Live Events & ors [2012] EWHC 2105 (Ch30 July 2012Judgment has been given in the media law case Quick Draw v Global Live Events & ors [2012] EWHC 2105 (Ch). Jonathan Hill acted as co-counsel for the successful claimant, a bridge financier which put up substantial loans to fund the Michael Jackson tribute concert at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. The claimant established trust and […]
R (Vuciterni and Alsat UK Ltd) v Brent Magistrates? Court and Brent and Harrow Trading Standards Service [2012] EWCA 2140 (Admin)25 July 2012Martin Howe QC appeared for the claimant and James Mellor QC for the defendant trading standards service in this application for judicial review where the Administrative Court (Davis LJ and Irwin J) quashed a warrant which had been issued by a magistrate allowing its officers to enter Mr Vuciterni’s home and his company’s business premises […]
R (Vuciterni and Alsat UK Ltd) v Brent Magistrates? Court and Brent and Harrow Trading Standards Service [2012] EWCA 2140 (Admin)25 July 2012Martin Howe QC appeared for the claimant and James Mellor QC for the defendant trading standards service in this application for judicial review where the Administrative Court (Davis LJ and Irwin J) quashed a warrant which had been issued by a magistrate allowing its officers to enter Mr Vuciterni’s home and his company’s business premises […]
Bayerische Motoren Werken AG (BMW) v Round and Metal Ltd (2012)21 July 2012Although the principle issue in the case concerned the application of the must match defence issues of passing off and trade mark infringement arose in relation to the manner in which the Defendants advertised the wheels offered by them as spare parts for BMW vehicles.
Bayerische Motoren Werken AG (BMW) v Round and Metal Ltd (2012)21 July 2012Although the principle issue in the case concerned the application of the must match defence issues of passing off and trade mark infringement arose in relation to the manner in which the Defendants advertised the wheels offered by them as spare parts for BMW vehicles.
Generics (UK) Ltd v Yeda Research & Development Co Ltd [2012] EWHC 1848 (Pat)11 July 2012On 11 July 2012 Mr Justice Arnold gave judgment in Mylan v Yeda & Teva, a case concerning the validity and infringement of a patent concerning glatiramer acetate (sold as Copaxone for the treatment of multiple sclerosis). The case raised a large number of issues including both classic and Agrevo-type obviousness, various grounds of insufficiency, […]
Generics (UK) Ltd v Yeda Research & Development Co Ltd [2012] EWHC 1848 (Pat)11 July 2012On 11 July 2012 Mr Justice Arnold gave judgment in Mylan v Yeda & Teva, a case concerning the validity and infringement of a patent concerning glatiramer acetate (sold as Copaxone for the treatment of multiple sclerosis). The case raised a large number of issues including both classic and Agrevo-type obviousness, various grounds of insufficiency, […]
HTC v Apple [2012] EWHC 1789 (Pat)4 July 2012On 4 July 2012, Mr Justice Floyd handed down judgment in HTC v Apple [2012] EWHC 1789 (Pat). This was a major patents action, concerning 4 Apple patents which relate to the way in which smartphones operate, including the famous "slide to unlock" patent. HTC were represented by a team of barristers from 8 New […]
HTC v Apple [2012] EWHC 1789 (Pat)4 July 2012On 4 July 2012, Mr Justice Floyd handed down judgment in HTC v Apple [2012] EWHC 1789 (Pat). This was a major patents action, concerning 4 Apple patents which relate to the way in which smartphones operate, including the famous "slide to unlock" patent. HTC were represented by a team of barristers from 8 New […]
Linguascope -and- Promethean Limited28 June 2012Robert Onslow and Jessie Bowhill were recently on opposing sides before the Intellectual Property Office in invalidity proceedings involving word marks with a common prefix. The hearing officer held that although the cited marks formed a "family" of marks with a common prefix and differing suffixes, the descriptive nature of the prefixes meant that the […]