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A&E Television Networks LLC v Discovery Communications Europe Ltd [2013] EWHC 109 (Ch)26 February 2013John Baldwin QC and Charlotte May recently acted for the successful defendant in A&E Television Networks LLC v Discovery Communications Europe Ltd [2013] EWHC 109 (Ch), a trade mark and passing off dispute between rival documentary television channels. James Mellor QC and Lindsay Lane acted for the claimants. The claimants operate cable and satellite television […]
Mark Platts-Mills QC panel member at seminar on Patent Litigation and Patent Procedure19 February 2013Mark Platts-Mills QC will be a panel member at  a seminar hosted by Pinsent Masons on 25th February 2013. The seminar will explore the most significant changes brought about by the America Invents Act and will among other things explore comparisons with the proposed Unitary Patent Court (UPC). For information on the seminar click here.
Michael Fysh speaks at Trade Mark Conference in Turin11 February 2013Michael presented a paper to patent and trade mark attorneys on the subject of colour trade marks. The paper dealt with the practical issues of colours as trade marks, examining registration and infringement issues.
8 New Square welcomes Professor David Llewelyn to Chambers6 February 2013We are delighted to announce that David Llewelyn has joined chambers as a door tenant. Resident in Singapore, David is Deputy Dean and Professor of Law (Practice) at Singapore Management University. He is also Professor of Intellectual Property at King’s College London. David will join the 8 New Square team of Mediators and Arbitrators.
Environmental Recycling Technology v Upcycle [2013] EWPCC 45 February 2013Martin Howe QC acted for the defendant in successfully resisting an application to revoke a patent relating to a process for moulding plastic articles with a sandwich type construction of solid plastic outer surfaces and a foamable plastic core. HHJ Birss QC held that a process step involving the use of a former to make […]
Environmental Recycling Technology v Upcycle [2013] EWPCC 45 February 2013Martin Howe QC acted for the defendant in successfully resisting an application to revoke a patent relating to a process for moulding plastic articles with a sandwich type construction of solid plastic outer surfaces and a foamable plastic core. HHJ Birss QC held that a process step involving the use of a former to make […]
SAS Institute Inc v World Programming Ltd [2013] EWHC 69 (Ch)31 January 2013Martin Howe QC, Robert Onslow and Isabel Jamal recently acted for the defendants in SAS Institute Inc v World Programming Ltd [2013] EWHC 69 (Ch), a case raising issues of subsistence and infringement of copyright in the functionality of computer programs, programming languages and interfaces commands, and related instruction manuals. Following the judgment of the Court of […]
SAS Institute Inc v World Programming Ltd [2013] EWHC 69 (Ch)31 January 2013Martin Howe QC, Robert Onslow and Isabel Jamal recently acted for the defendants in SAS Institute Inc v World Programming Ltd [2013] EWHC 69 (Ch), a case raising issues of subsistence and infringement of copyright in the functionality of computer programs, programming languages and interfaces commands, and related instruction manuals. Following the judgment of the Court of […]
Xena Systems Ltd v Cantideck and Conquip Industrial [2013] EWPCC 130 January 2013James Abrahams recently acted for the defendants in Xena Systems Ltd v Cantideck and Conquip Industrial [2013] EWPCC 1, a patent damages enquiry in the Patents County Court. The claimant had originally sought up to £1.5m in damages caused by the defendants’ sale and rental of patented rolling platforms in the construction industry. Among the […]
8 New Square gearing up for Unified Patent Court (UPC)30 January 2013At the end of 2012, the EU agreed to move forward with the creation of a Unified Patent Court to provide an option for centralized patent litigation in the EU. The precise arrangements have yet to be finalized and the new system will take some time to get up and running, but it is already […]