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Timestamp: 2018-10-23 04:00:13
Document Index: 279317260

Matched Legal Cases: ['arts 2', 'EWCA ', 'EWCA ', 'EWCA ', 'CJEU ', 'CJEU ', 'CJEU ', 'CJEU ', 'Sui Generis', 'CJEU ', 'CJEU ', 'CJEU ', 'EWCA ', 'CJEU ', 'art 20', 'EWCA ', 'EWCA ', 'EWCA ', 'EWCA ']

Gemalto* v HTC
Patents relating to SIM cards.
Rovi v Virgin Media*
Parts 2 and 3 of the Gemstar litigation. A further 4 trials on 8 related patents have been scheduled for 2013/2014.
Smith & Nephew* v Convatec [2012] (HHJ Birss (Ch Div) & CA)
Attempted revocation of a patent for silverising wound dressings.
Gemstar v Virgin Media* [2011] EWCA 302 (Mann J & CA)
Successful revocation of 3 Patents for various aspects of Electronic Programme Guides.
Elmo-Tech* v Guidance [2011] EWHC 98 (Pat) (Lewison J)
Whether French law of secrecy/national defence prevented disclosure or provision of a product description.
KCI v Smith & Nephew* [2010] EWCA 1260 (CA)
Patents for various features of apparatus used for Negative Pressure Wound Therapy.
Wake Forest v Smith & Nephew* [2009] EWCA 848.
Successful (and fastest) revocation of Patent for Negative Pressure Wound Therapy.
Siemens* v Seagate (High Court of Northern Ireland, 2010)
Patent for a Magnetoresistive Sensor asserted against read/write heads used in disk drives. Awaiting Judgment.
Folding Attic Stairs* v The Loft Stairs Co. [2009] EWHC 1211 (Peter Prescott QC)
Successful enforcement of Patent for folding attic stairs. Settled on appeal.
Gore* v Geox (Floyd J. & CA)
Patents for waterproof, breathable shoes
Generics* v Daiichi (Kitchin J)
Attempted revocation of patent for levofloxacin.
Belvac v Carnaud Metalbox* (John Baldwin QC, sitting as Deputy Judge)
Patent for high-speed can machinery. Successfully revoked.
Wobben* v. Vestas (Kitchin J 2007)
3 Patents for control systems of wind turbines and connection to grid.
Ranbaxy* v. Warner-Lambert (Clarke J, 2007)
High Court of Ireland, Atorvastatin.
Ferag* v. Muller Martini (Lewison J. & CA)
Patent concerned with high speed trimming methods in the print industry.
IPC v Media 10*
Dispute between Ideal Home magazine and Ideal Home Show over associated retailing of homewares on the internet. Awaiting trial in 2013.
Doosan* v Babcock
Dispute concerning scope of a trade mark licence. Awaiting trial in 2013.
Spear v Zynga* (Arnold J.)
Invalidated, on summary judgment [2012] EWHC 3345, a Spear registration which sought to cover all possible variations of a letter and number on a Scrabble type tile. Remainder of dispute proceeding to trial in 2013.
AETN* v Discovery (Peter Smith J.)
Action by the History Channel over the rebrand of Discovery Knowledge to Discovery History. Trial in July 2012, awaiting judgment.
Budweiser (Norris J, CA & CJEU) Trade Marks
Acquiescence. Awaiting CJEU Judgment.
Specsavers v Asda (on Appeal)
Claims for infringement of Specsavers marks used in Asda advertising
Hotel Cipriani v Cipriani* (Arnold J. & CA)
Dispute over CIPRIANI trade mark. Foreign Goodwill. Own name defence. Bad faith.
Whirlpool* v Kenwood (Hobbs QC, CA)*
Trade Mark for KitchenAid Artisan food mixer.
Various cases for this German manufacturer of wind turbines. Appeal to the CJEU from the General Court. Appeal to the Board of Appeal from the Cancellation Division.
INTELMARK, Intel* v CPM (Registry, Patten J, CA & CJEU)
Unfair advantage; detriment to distinctive character.
Anheuser Busch v. Budweiser Budvar*
1998, 2000, cross-oppositions relating to applications for “Budweiser”. Czech Budweiser successful in both High Court and Court of Appeal.
2000, 2001, three attempts by US Budweiser to revoke/invalidate various Czech Budweiser marks, including BUD (TM Regy, High Court and CA)
Honda* v. Neesam & KJM
Lewison J. (Summary Judgment); Park J. (Trial); Floyd J. (Inquiry as to damages – settled during trial).
Oracle (formerly Sun)* v M-Tech Data (Kitchin J., CA)
Parallel imports; Summary Judgment; Euro-defences. (Now on appeal to the Supreme Court).
Allergan* v. Klein-Becker Dispute (UK High Court and OHIM)
Over infringement & validity of the BOTOX trade mark)
Direct Line v. esure* (TM Regy, Blackburne J., CA)
Opposition to application to register mouse on wheels.
Sun Microsystems* v. Amtec. Warren J.
Parallel imports. Summary Judgment.
Hewlett-Packard* v. expansys. Laddie J.
La Mer* (TM Regy, Jacob J, reference to ECJ, ECJ Order, Blackburne J. CA)
In addition to trade mark cases which also involve passing off, discrete claims in passing off include:
Hart v. Relentless Records* (Jacob J.)
De minimis reputation and goodwill.
Build-A-Bear v. Hamleys Plc*, 2001/2002
Passing off and copyright dispute over Hamley’s “Bear Factory” outlets in the UK.
TeleWorks Limited v. TeleWork Group plc*, (Floyd QC)
Successfully resisted the claimant’s passing off action, including claimant’s claim to “future goodwill”.
Alan Clark v. Associated Newspapers* (Lightman J)
Passing off. Spoof Diary published in the Evening Standard. Case settled after appeal launched.
Marks & Spencer, Virgin, Sainsburys, Ladbrokes* v. One in a Million (J. Sumption QC & CA)
Hi-jacked internet domain names. Various cases involving domain names since.
Harrods Ltd. v. Harrods Buenos Aires* (Neuberger J. (1997) & CA (1998))
Implied contract, fiduciary obligations, passing off alleged in every country in South America.
Newland Homes v New Dawn Homes
Copyright in house designs. Awaiting trial in 2013.
Football Dataco* v Sportradar & Stan James (Floyd J, CA – Database right)
Database right in live data feeds from matches in the UK professional football leagues. Awaiting Judgment from the CA, including on the defendants’ request for a reference to the CJEU on subsistence, abus de droit & freedom of expression.
Football Dataco* v Sportradar (Floyd J, CA & CJEU - Jurisdiction)
Sui Generis Database Right; Reference to CJEU concerned where an internet transmission of infringing data occurs. Obtained successful CJEU judgment.
ITV* v TV Catchup [2010] EWHC 3063 (Kitchin J, Floyd J. Reference to CJEU,
Copyright in broadcasts; liability for on-line streaming. Awaiting judgment from CJEU on interpretation of “communication to the public”.
FAPL* v QC Leisure (Kitchin J & CJEU, Kitchin LJ, CA)
Protection for live broadcasts of Premiership football; conditional access devices, copyright (reproduction, communication to the public); use of foreign domestic decoder cards in commercial premises. Succeeded in claim for infringement of copyright by communication to the public of artistic works included in broadcasts. Related appeal to the CA concerning the interpretation of s.72 CDPA and its incompatibility with the InfoSoc Directive [2012] EWCA 1708, 20 Dec 2012.
PRS v B4U* (Vos J, on appeal)
Dispute concerning effect of PRS standard terms on music composed for Bollywood films. Appeal to be heard in 2013.
Football Dataco* v Yahoo & Stan James (CA & CJEU)
Database Copyright in Football fixtures lists; Reference to CJEU concerned “selection/arrangement” and “author’s own intellectual creation”. No protection for fixtures lists, despite involving AOIC.
MPS* v Murphy (Divisional Court & CJEU, plus further hearings in Div Court)
Protection for live broadcasts of Premiership football; s297.
PeerMusic v. Termidor & Editora Musical de Cuba*, (Neuberger J, 2002, CA 2003, Lindsay J, (2005-2006, including a hearing in Cuba in September 2005), CA (costs).
Dispute (arising out of the success of Cuban music following Buena Vista Social Club) over rights to the compositions of various Cuban composers. Acted for the successful Part 20 Defendant, EMC.
IPC v Highbury Publishing* (Ideal Home vs Home) (Laddie J, 2004)
Copyright case over design of consumer magazines. Acted for successful defendants.
Sony* v. Ball* (2004, Laddie J – summary judgment, Blackburne J – contempt)
Devices to circumvent copy-protection on PlayStation 2.
Consignia (Royal Mail) v. i-CD Publishing* (2004, Lloyd J.)
Dispute over use of PAF data. Acted for successful defendant.
Paddy Ashdown v. Telegraph Group Plc* (HCt & CA)
Copyright, fair dealing, public interest.
Cantor Fitzgerald Int & Anr v. Tradition UK Ltd. & Ors*, 1998/9
Copyright in a real-time bond dealing system, computer software. Pumfrey J & CA.
Mother Bertha Music* v. Bourne Music1997
Music copyright, Phil Spector song.
For Force India concerning alleged breaches of the Formula One Concorde Agreement
ICC Arbitration (London)
Termination of trade mark licence for a clothing mark.
ICC Arbitration (Paris)
Trade Mark Assignment and licence over a clothing mark.
Major ICC Arbitration (Paris)
Trade mark licence. First hearing on liability (2004). Second hearing on quantum (2006).
Chairman of the Second Appeal Panel of the Vintage Car Club of Great Britain
» Smith & Nephew Plc v Convatec Technologies Inc [2015] EWCA Civ 607 (24 June 2015)
» ITV v TVCatchup [2015] EWCA Civ 204
» HTC Corporation v Gemalto SA [2014] EWCA Civ 1335 (22 October 2014)
» Specsavers International Healthcare Ltd & Ors v Asda Stores Ltd (Rev 1) [2014] EWCA Civ 1294
» Rovi Solutions Corporation & Anor v Virgin Media Ltd & Ors [2014] EWHC 2301 (Pat)
» Smith & Nephew PLC (Claimant) v Convatec Technologies Inc (Defendant) & (1) T.J. Smith & Nephew Limited & (2) Smith & Nephew Medical Limited (Third Parties) [2013] EWHC 3955 (Pat)