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The Modern Law of Copyright and Designs7 October 2011We are pleased to announce that the 4th edition of “The Modern Law of Copyright and Designs” has just been published. The main body of the text states the law as at 1 July 2011 but there is a Stop Press Notice which deals with case law up to 31 July 2011. There is now […]
Sir David Kitchin6 October 20118 New Square is pleased to congratulate former member of chambers, Mr Justice Kitchin, on his elevation to the Court of Appeal. Mr Justice Kitchin was called to the bar in 1977, taking silk in 1994 and was an extremely popular and successful member of the bar until his appointment to the High Court in […]
K-2 Corporation v K2 Performance Systems (Uk) Ltd (IPO) (See O-341-11) (5th October 2011)5 October 2011Trade Mark Registry Opposition. K2 Performance Systems applied for a trade mark for the stylised word and device mark ‘planet K2’ in relation to management consultancy. The Application was opposed by K2 corporation, owner of the work mark ‘K2’ for business management services. It was held that although the services in issue were identical the […]
K-2 Corporation v K2 Performance Systems (Uk) Ltd (IPO) (See O-341-11) (5th October 2011)5 October 2011Trade Mark Registry Opposition. K2 Performance Systems applied for a trade mark for the stylised word and device mark ‘planet K2’ in relation to management consultancy. The Application was opposed by K2 corporation, owner of the work mark ‘K2’ for business management services. It was held that although the services in issue were identical the […]
FAPL v QC Leisure/Murphy v Media Protection Services Joined Cases C-403/08 & C-429/084 October 2011In this landmark case on cross border broadcasting which was decided by the ECJ Grand Chamber, James Mellor QC and Charlotte May acted for the claimants in the civil case and for the prosecutor MPS in the criminal case. Martin Howe QC acted for the defendants in the civil case and for Mrs Murphy in […]
FAPL v QC Leisure/Murphy v Media Protection Services Joined Cases C-403/08 & C-429/084 October 2011In this landmark case on cross border broadcasting which was decided by the ECJ Grand Chamber, James Mellor QC and Charlotte May acted for the claimants in the civil case and for the prosecutor MPS in the criminal case. Martin Howe QC acted for the defendants in the civil case and for Mrs Murphy in […]
Generics (UK) Ltd (trading as Mylan) v Novartis AG30 September 2011Daniel Alexander QC and Henry Ward acted for Generics (UK) Limited in a claim for revocation of an SPC (and associated patent) in relation to the active ingredient of the Alzheimer’s drug rivastigmine. The patent was to the enantiomer of a previously disclosed compound, RA7. Novartis alleged that the skilled man would have perceived there […]
Generics (UK) Ltd (trading as Mylan) v Novartis AG30 September 2011Daniel Alexander QC and Henry Ward acted for Generics (UK) Limited in a claim for revocation of an SPC (and associated patent) in relation to the active ingredient of the Alzheimer’s drug rivastigmine. The patent was to the enantiomer of a previously disclosed compound, RA7. Novartis alleged that the skilled man would have perceived there […]
Intellectual Property Overview27 September 2011Isabel Jamal
International Arbitration28 July 2011John Baldwin QC and Iona Berkeley have just finished an international arbitration in Singapore. The dispute concerned the interpretation of a trade mark coexistence agreement entered into in order to resolve several local disputes in SE Asia. The issue was the extent to which the parties’ agreement about the likelihood of confusion in specific territories […]