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RSN Ltd (t/a Riedel Crystal (UK)) v (1) Riedelshop Ltd (2) Riedel Ltd O-366-1021 October 2010Jonathan Hill acted for the luxury glassware manufacturer, Riedel, in their successful applications to the Company Names Tribunal for orders that the respondents change their company names. In the first such applications to have gone to an oral hearing, the Tribunal found, having heard cross-examination of the director of the respondents, that the respondents’ company […]
Grimme Landmaschinenfabrik Gmbh & Co. KG v Derek Scott [2010] EWCA Civ 111015 October 2010This was the appeal in a mechanical patent claim. Mark Chacksfield’s client was successful in appealing the first instance finding of partial invalidity, with the result the patent was held to be entirely valid and both directly and indirectly infringed. The appeal involved an detailed analysis of the indirect infringement provisions under the Act, and […]
Grimme Landmaschinenfabrik Gmbh & Co. KG v Derek Scott [2010] EWCA Civ 111015 October 2010This was the appeal in a mechanical patent claim. Mark Chacksfield’s client was successful in appealing the first instance finding of partial invalidity, with the result the patent was held to be entirely valid and both directly and indirectly infringed. The appeal involved an detailed analysis of the indirect infringement provisions under the Act, and […]
Patents – A Year in Review28 September 2010Michael Tappin QC
Simplifying Dose Regimens – New Clarity in Patenting Procedure2 September 2010Mark Chacksfield
8 New Square Shortlisted as Chambers of the Year23 August 20108 New Sqaure has been shortlisted as set of the year in Intellectual Property/ Information Technology by Chambers and Partners. The winners will be announced at the Chambers Bar Awards to be held at The London Hilton on Park Lane on Thursday, 30th September 2010.
Anton van Dellen to commence pupillage in September20 August 2010We are delighted to announce that Mr Anton van Dellen will commence a 12 month pupillage at 8 New Square commencing in September 2010. Anton will sit with Charlotte May until December. Anton has a DPhil Physiology from Oxford University.
EU-China IPR2 Project on Chinese intellectual property law20 August 2010In July 2010, Fiona Clark gave a seminar on trade mark law to legislators in China organised by the European Union as part of its EU-China IPR2 Project, in partnership with the Chinese Legislative Affairs Commission.  Daniel Alexander will be giving a seminar on procedure in intellectual property cases in Beijing with Professor Brinkhof (NL) […]
APAA seminar in Singapore20 August 2010Daniel Alexander has been invited by the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (“APAA) to give a seminar on current developments in EU and UK patent and trade mark law to its members in Singapore in November 2010. 
Judge Michael Fysh QC SC31 July 2010Our former Head of Chambers, Judge Michael Fysh QC SC retired from his full time position as Judge of the Patents County Court on 31st July 2010. Judge Fysh is expected to continue to sit at the Patents County Court as an additional Judge when required. Chambers congratulates Michael on an extremely successful tenure at […]