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The Patents County Court Guide19 May 2011The new Guide to the Patents County Court (PCC) has been issued with the approval of The Chancellor of the High Court. You can download the guide here. The guide gives information and assistance on the conduct of patent and intellectual property cases at the PCC under the new rules which came into effect from […]
Seminar on Adwords18 May 2011Isabel Jamal gave a talk to the Inn Group at Bristows on 16 May 2011. The subject of the talk was a summary of the European and U.S. law relating to the use of trade marks as AdWords and the use of trade marks on the internet generally. To arrange talks by members of chambers […]
Ferrero SPA v Campbell Soup Company (IPO) (see O-127-11)(12 April 2011)30 April 2011Trade Mark Registry Opposition. Campbell Soup Company applied for various trade marks for the word mark ‘TIM TAM’ in relation to various goods including biscuits and confectionery. The Application was opposed by Ferrero SPA, owner of the word trade mark TIC TAC registered in relation to pocket confectionery. The Opposition was dismissed. Iona was counsel […]
Ferrero SPA v Campbell Soup Company (IPO) (see O-127-11)(12 April 2011)30 April 2011Trade Mark Registry Opposition. Campbell Soup Company applied for various trade marks for the word mark ‘TIM TAM’ in relation to various goods including biscuits and confectionery. The Application was opposed by Ferrero SPA, owner of the word trade mark TIC TAC registered in relation to pocket confectionery. The Opposition was dismissed. Iona was counsel […]
Nokia GmbH v Ipcom GmbH & Co KG [2009] EWHC 348220 April 2011Richard Meade QC and James Abrahams appeared for Nokia in the latest trial in its long running, global patent dispute with IPCom. This trial concerned IPCom’s ‘268 patent, which was a divisional of IPCom’s ‘189 patent. The ‘189 patent had been the subject of a previous trial before Floyd J [2009] EWHC 3482 (Pat) and […]
Vestergaard Frandsen v Bestnet20 April 2011Six members of chambers have been involved in extensive litigation over confidential information relating to insecticidal polyethylene mosquito nets. The claimants are members of the Vestergaard Frandsen group. The defendants are Bestnet Europe Ltd, two former employees of Vestergaard Frandsen and other related companies. The claimants alleged that the defendants (with assistance from a non-party […]
Nokia GmbH v Ipcom GmbH & Co KG [2009] EWHC 348220 April 2011Richard Meade QC and James Abrahams appeared for Nokia in the latest trial in its long running, global patent dispute with IPCom. This trial concerned IPCom’s ‘268 patent, which was a divisional of IPCom’s ‘189 patent. The ‘189 patent had been the subject of a previous trial before Floyd J [2009] EWHC 3482 (Pat) and […]
Vestergaard Frandsen v Bestnet20 April 2011Six members of chambers have been involved in extensive litigation over confidential information relating to insecticidal polyethylene mosquito nets. The claimants are members of the Vestergaard Frandsen group. The defendants are Bestnet Europe Ltd, two former employees of Vestergaard Frandsen and other related companies. The claimants alleged that the defendants (with assistance from a non-party […]
Nintendo v Console PC Com [2011] EWHC 1458 (Ch)19 April 2011Jonathan Hill acted for Nintendo in their successful application for summary judgment against a substantial dealer in devices used for circumventing the copyright protection measures used by Nintendo to protect their range of Nintendo DS handheld games consoles and the games and storage media designed for use with them. Kitchin J’s judgment expanded upon Floyd […]
Nintendo v Console PC Com [2011] EWHC 1458 (Ch)19 April 2011Jonathan Hill acted for Nintendo in their successful application for summary judgment against a substantial dealer in devices used for circumventing the copyright protection measures used by Nintendo to protect their range of Nintendo DS handheld games consoles and the games and storage media designed for use with them. Kitchin J’s judgment expanded upon Floyd […]