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FRAND and telecoms conference6 November 2012Daniel Alexander QC
Andrew Lykiardopoulos wins IP Junior of the Year26 October 2012We are pleased to announce that Andrew Lykiardopoulos has won the IP Junior of the Year award at the Chambers & Partners Awards ceremony. Announcing the award, Chambers & Partners said: "Andrew Lykiardopoulos is heralded as “a star in the making.” He is especially highly regarded for his skills as an advocate, which places him “well […]
Question The Trademark Judges17 October 2012Daniel Alexander QC
Medimmune Ltd v Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 1234.16 October 2012Richard Meade QC recently appeared in the Court of Appeal in MedImmune Ltd v Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 1234. This case concerned the patentability of a technique called antibody phage display, which can be used to select antibody fragments that bind to specific antigens. At trial, Arnold J held that the claimant’s patents […]
Medimmune Ltd v Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 1234.16 October 2012Richard Meade QC recently appeared in the Court of Appeal in MedImmune Ltd v Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 1234. This case concerned the patentability of a technique called antibody phage display, which can be used to select antibody fragments that bind to specific antigens. At trial, Arnold J held that the claimant’s patents […]
Actavis v. Sanofi [2012] EWHC 2545 (Pat)27 September 2012A team from Chambers including Daniel Alexander QC and Andrew Lykiardopoulos (Sanofi) and Richard Meade QC with Junior Tim Powell (Actavis) recently appeared before Mr Justice Arnold in Actavis v. Sanofi. The case raises further important issues on the interpretation of the SPC Regulation. The dispute concerns the validity of an SPC for the combination […]
Actavis v. Sanofi [2012] EWHC 2545 (Pat)27 September 2012A team from Chambers including Daniel Alexander QC and Andrew Lykiardopoulos (Sanofi) and Richard Meade QC with Junior Tim Powell (Actavis) recently appeared before Mr Justice Arnold in Actavis v. Sanofi. The case raises further important issues on the interpretation of the SPC Regulation. The dispute concerns the validity of an SPC for the combination […]
Chambers welcome two new pupils20 September 2012We are very pleased to welcome two new pupils to chambers. Before coming to the English Bar, Jaani Riordan was an IP/IT Solicitor in Australia and has a First Class degree in Law (University Medal), a First Class degree in Computer Science and recently undertook a DPhil in Law at Magdalen College, Oxford. William Duncan […]
Alfa Laval v Separator Spares [2012] EWCA Civ 1569, [2013] 1 WLR 111019 September 2012Martin Howe QC and James St Ville acted for the successful appellants and John Baldwin QC acted for the respondents in Alfa Laval v. Separator Spares [2013] 1 WLR 1110 [2013] CP Rep 9 [2013] ILPr 10 [2013] ICR 455 [2013] FSR 22. This appeal concerned the proper test for determining whether breach of confidence […]
Alfa Laval v Separator Spares [2012] EWCA Civ 1569, [2013] 1 WLR 111019 September 2012Martin Howe QC and James St Ville acted for the successful appellants and John Baldwin QC acted for the respondents in Alfa Laval v. Separator Spares [2013] 1 WLR 1110 [2013] CP Rep 9 [2013] ILPr 10 [2013] ICR 455 [2013] FSR 22. This appeal concerned the proper test for determining whether breach of confidence […]