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Iona’s recent cases include Glaxo Wellcome UK Ltd (t/a Allen & Hanburys) v Sandoz Ltd (Court of Appeal) [2017] EWCA Civ 335 ; [2017] FSR 32. In this case Iona is Junior Counsel for the Defendant Sandoz Ltd. This is an ongoing and large scale action for Trade Mark infringement and passing off brought by Glaxo against Sandoz in relation to asthma inhalers. The UK action forms part of a series of international disputes. Glaxo owned a EUTM colour per se trade mark which is visually represented by a photograph of an inhaler in two shades of purple. Glaxo alleged trade mark infringement of this mark and passing off in relation to its Seretide Accuhaler asthma inhalers as against Sandoz and its recently launched competing Airflusal Forspiro asthma inhaler. Sandoz counterclaimed for invalidity of the Glaxo EUTM colour per se mark. Sandoz brought an application for summary judgment on its counterclaim for invalidity, on the ground that the EUTM registration related not to a single sign but to a multiplicity or class of different signs and its registration was therefore in contravention of Arts 4 and 7(1)(a) of the EU Trade Mark Regulation. The case came before HHJ Hacon sitting in the High Court. Sandoz was successful with the Court finding Glaxo’s EUTM invalid. Glaxo appealed to the Court of Appeal but were unsuccessful in their appeal and their application for permission to appeal to the Supreme Court so the EUTM in issue has been invalidated. The passing off claim continues.
A recent decision in the ongoing passing off case concerned Glaxo’s application to adduce survey evidence, where Glaxo was given permission to adduce survey evidence by Birss J on 15 December 2017, this decision can be found at Glaxo Wellcome UK Ltd (t/a Allen & Hanburys) v Sandoz Ltd [2017] EWHC 3196 (Ch). Another recent decision that forms part of these UK proceedings is that of Glaxo Wellcome UK Ltd (t/a Allen and Hanburys) v Sandoz Ltd [2017] EWCA Civ 227; [2017] FSR 32. In this Application, brought by Glaxo, Glaxo attempted to join two new parties as potential defendants to the proceedings. These new parties formed part of the Sandoz group of companies. One party was joined without objection. However, Sandoz Ltd objected to the joinder of the other two parties, Aeropharm GmbH and Hexal AG. In a reserved judgment which considered interesting questions concerning joint tortfeasance in passing off, issues concerning the Limitation Act 1980 and the recast Brussels I Regulaltion (EU) 1215/2012, HHJ Hacon sitting as a judge of the High Court found for Sandoz and refused permission to join Aeropharm GmbH and Hexal AG. However, this decision was overturned in the Court of Appeal.
Iona’s cases also include Speciality European Pharma v Doncaster Pharmaceuticals (Court of Appeal, High Court) a trade marks infringement case concerning pharmaceutical parallel imports where Iona was Junior Counsel for the Defendant in the High Court action and the subsequent appeal. The case concerned the importation by the Defendant, Doncaster Pharmaceuticals Group, of the manufacturer’s (Madaus GmbH) anti-diuretic drug with the active ingredient trospium chloride, originally put on the market in France and Germany by Madaus bearing the marks Urivesc and Ceris and the sale of these repackaged goods by the Defendant under the manufacturer’s UK trade mark, REGURIN. The Claimant was Speciality European Pharma Ltd, the manufacturers’ UK trade mark licensee and distributor. ). The High Court found for the Claimant, finding that there had been trade mark infringement by the Defendant as the Judge found it was not objectively necessary for the Defendant to use the REGURIN trade mark to have effective access to the market in the UK.
This judgment was appealed to the Court of Appeal with Doncaster being successful on Appeal. The Court of Appeal (leading judgment by Lord Justice Floyd) reversed the Judge's finding and held that there was a substantial part of the UK market, that represented by prescriptions written by doctors by reference to the brand name REGURIN, to which the parallel importer would have no effective access without rebranding. The Court of Appeal considered that the suggestion, which had appealed to the Judge, that the parallel importer could adopt its own brand name and market its parallel imports under that brand in competition with the original manufacturer's REGURIN product, was "not a real world alternative" and that, given the supply interruptions to which parallel imports are frequently subject, it would "verging on the irresponsible to encourage a doctor to prescribe a Doncaster brand." The Court of Appeal judgment is reported at Speciality European Pharma Ltd v Doncaster Pharmaceuticals [2015] EWCA Civ 54; [2015] 3 All ER 504; [2015] ETMR 19; [2015] RPC 20. The first instance decision is reported at Speciality European Pharma Ltd v Doncaster Pharmaceuticals Group Ltd [2013] EWHC 3624 (Ch); [2014] ETMR 11; [2014] RPC 11.
Another of Iona’s cases include Whirlpool Corp. and another v Kenwood Limited (Court of Appeal, High Court) a three dimensional trade mark infringement and passing off case in relation to a new Kenwood food mixer, the "kMix" and the KitchenAid Artisan food mixer. Kenwood, whom Iona represented as junior counsel, was successful at first instance and in the Court of Appeal. Another case is Bambino Mio Ltd v Cazitex (Court of Appeal, High Court), a trade mark infringement action in relation to the Defendant's, Cazitex’s, reusable nappies. The UK trade mark (registered for inter alia 'nappies') in issue was 'Bambino Mio', the potentially infringing mark, 'Bambineo'. Iona represented Cazitex, who was again successful both at first instance and in the Court of Appeal, with the trade mark infringement case being dismissed
Glaxo Wellcome UK Ltd (t/a Allen & Hanburys) v Sandoz Ltd* (Court of Appeal, High Court); [2017] EWCA Civ 335; [2016] EWHC 1537 (Ch).
In this case Iona is Junior Counsel for the Defendant Sandoz Ltd, being led by Martin Howe QC. This is an ongoing and large scale action for Trade Mark infringement and passing off brought by Glaxo against Sandoz in relation to asthma inhalers. The UK action forms part of a series of international disputes concerning these pharmaceutical products. Glaxo owned a EUTM colour per se trade mark which is visually represented by a photograph of an inhaler in two shades of purple. Glaxo alleged trade mark infringement of this mark and passing off in relation to its Seretide Accuhaler asthma inhalers as against Sandoz and its recently launched competing Airflusal Forspiro asthma inhaler. Sandoz counterclaimed for invalidity of the Glaxo EUTM colour per se mark. Sandoz brought an application for summary judgment on its counterclaim for invalidity, on the ground that the EUTM registration related not to a single sign but to a multiplicity or class of different signs and its registration was therefore in contravention of Arts 4 and 7(1)(a) of the EU Trade Mark Regulation. The case came before HHJ Hacon sitting in the High Court. Sandoz was successful with the Court finding Glaxo's EUTM invalid. Glaxo appealed to the Court of Appeal but were unsuccessful in their appeal and their application for permission to appeal to the Supreme Court so the EUTM has been invalidated. The passing off claim continues. A recent decision in the ongoing passing off case concerned Glaxo’s application to adduce survey evidence, where Glaxo was given permission to adduce survey evidence by Birss J on 15 December 2017, this decision can be found at Glaxo Wellcome UK Ltd (t/a Allen & Hanburys) v Sandoz Ltd [2017] EWHC 3196 (Ch).
Another recent decision that forms part of these UK proceedings is that of Glaxo Wellcome UK Ltd (t/a Allen and Hanburys) v Sandoz Ltd* (Court of Appeal, High Court); [2017] EWCA Civ 227; [2016] EWHC 2743 (Ch). In this Application, brought by Glaxo, Glaxo attempted to join two new parties as potential defendants to the proceedings. These new parties formed part of the Sandoz group of companies. One party was joined without objection. However, Sandoz Ltd objected to the joinder of the other two parties, Aeropharm GmbH and Hexal AG. In a reserved judgment which considered interesting questions concerning joint tortfeasance in passing off, issues concerning the Limitation Act 1980 and the recast Brussels I Regulation (EU) 1215/2012, HHJ Hacon sitting as a judge of the High Court found for Sandoz but Glaxo were successful in their Appeal to the Court of Appeal.
Speciality European Pharma Ltd v (1) Doncaster Pharmaceuticals Group Ltd* & (2) Madaus GmbH [2015] EWCA Civ 54[2015] 3 All ER 504; [2015] ETMR 19; [2015] RPC 20
http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2015/54.html
Iona Berkeley appeared as Junior Counsel for the Defendant, Doncaster Pharmaceutical Group, in this High Court trade mark infringement case before Mrs Justice Asplin concerning the parallel importation of pharmaceutical products in the fields of urology.
The main issue in the case was whether the use of the REGURIN trade mark in the UK by the Defendant was necessary for the Defendant to have effective market access in the UK. The Defendant argued that the attempted enforcement by the Claimant of its trade mark rights in the REGURIN mark in the United Kingdom in order to prevent the re-branding by Doncaster of the Madaus products which Madaus had consented to be placed on the market elsewhere in Europe under other marks constituted a quantitative restriction on imports or a measure having equivalent effect within the meaning of Article 34 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union which was not permitted by Article 36 TFEU because it amounted to a means of arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction on trade between Member States (see ECJ Case 379/97 Pharmacia & Upjohn SA v. Paranova A/S [2000] 1 CMLR 51). The week long High Court trial was heard in October 2013 before Mrs Justice Asplin. The Judge found for the Claimant, finding that there had been trade mark infringement by the Defendant as the Judge found it was not objectively necessary for the Defendant to use the REGURIN trade mark to have effective access to the market in the UK. The first instance case is reported at Speciality European Pharma Ltd v Doncaster Pharmaceuticals Group Ltd [2013] EWHC 3624 (Ch) [2014] ETMR 11.
This judgment was appealed to the Court of Appeal. The appeal hearing was in December 2014 and judgment was handed down on 6 February 2014 with Doncaster being successful on Appeal. The Court of Appeal (leading judgment by Lord Justice Floyd) reversed the Judge's finding and held that there was a substantial part of the UK market, that represented by prescriptions written by doctors by reference to the brand name REGURIN, to which the parallel importer would have no effective access without rebranding. The Court of Appeal considered that the suggestion, which had appealed to the Judge, that the parallel importer could adopt its own brand name and market its parallel imports under that brand in competition with the original manufacturer's REGURIN product, was "not a real world alternative" and that, given the supply interruptions to which parallel imports are frequently subject, it would "verging on the irresponsible to encourage a doctor to prescribe a Doncaster brand." Iona was junior counsel for the Appellant at the Appeal. The Court of Appeal judgment is reported at Speciality European Pharma Ltd v Doncaster Pharmaceuticals [2015] EWCA Civ 54.
Flynn Pharma v Drugsrus ltd* and Tenelol Ltd*
High Court Trade Mark Infringement proceedings. This case concerned parallel importation of a pharmaceutical product “Phenytoin Sodium Flynn” for the treatment of epilepsy. Iona Berkeley was junior counsel for the Defendants
Medac v Star Pharmaceuticals*
High Court Trade Mark Infringement proceedings. This case concerns parallel importation of a pre-filled syringe containing the drug methotrexate for the treatment of arthritis, sold under the brand name METOJECT in the UK but sold under the brand name REUMAFLEX in Italy, the country where the product was originally put on the market. The parallel importer re-branded the Italian product as METOJECT in the UK. The case concerned consideration of the several of the conditions as laid down in the ECJ Case of C-427-93, C-429/93 and C-436/93 Bristol Myers Squibb v Paranova [1997] FSR 103 and in particular the condition of necessity with regards the rebranding carried out by the parallel importer. The trial was due to be heard in March 2015 but the Claimant discontinued the action shortly before the trial .Iona Berkeley is junior counsel for the Defendant
One Max Ltd v HTC Corporation*
Trade Mark Opposition by HTC Corporation in relation to the trade mark application ‘One Max’ by One Max Ltd. Case involved consideration of Rule 18(2) of the Trade Mark Rules 2008. Iona was counsel for the Opponent, HTC Corporation.
G & J Holdings GmbH* v YouView Ltd (IPO) (O-113-14)
Trade Mark Registry Opposition (consolidated proceedings). G & J Holdings Ltd opposed YouView Ltd’s three applications to register five trade marks consisting of or containing the words “My View” for various goods and services in Classes 9, 38 and 41. The Opponent opposed the registration of these marks under s. 5(2)(b) of the 1994 Act on the basis of its earlier International Mark for the word “VIEW” which is protected in the Community for various goods in Classes 9, 16, 35, 38, and 41 for identical or highly similar goods. It was held that there was a likelihood of confusion on the basis of the Opponent’s earlier mark and the Opposition was successful. This decision was issued on a provisional basis pending resolution of the Community Trade Mark Invalidity proceedings which the Applicant, You View Ltd, had started at OHIM in relation to the Opponent’s earlier mark, prior to UK Trade Mark Registry hearing. Iona was counsel for the Opponent.
Harman International Industries Limited v Martin Audio Limited* (IPO) (O-108-14)
Trade Mark Registry Invalidity Applications (consolidated proceedings). Harman International Industries Ltd applied to invalidate two UK trade Marks ‘OMNILIVE’ and ‘OmniLine’ both registered in respect of various goods in Class 9. Harman relied on objections under Sections 5(2)(b) and 5 (3) of the 1994 Act on the basis of its earlier Community Trade Mark ‘OMNIDRIVE’ also registered for various goods in Class 9 and also relied on an earlier right objection under Section 5(4) of the 1994 Act . It was held that there was a likelihood of confusion on the basis of Harman’s earlier mark under Section 5(2)(b) of the 1994 Act and the Applications for declarations of Invalidity were successful. Iona was Counsel for the Trade Mark owner, Martin Audio Limited. This case was appealed to the Appointed Person but the appeal settled shortly before the hearing in January 2015.
Bettys and Taylors Group Ltd* v Rivington Foods Limited (IPO)
Trade Mark Registry Opposition. The well- known Betty’s Tearooms of Harrogate, York and Ilkley opposed Rivington Foods Limited’s Application for a UK trade mark for “Chocolately Rascal” for chocolate biscuits. Betty’s opposition was based on its earlier trade marks for “Little Rascal”, “Fat Rascal” and “Yorkshire Fat Rascal” for similar and identical goods. Betty’s had been selling their famous Fat Rascals and Little Rascals (a cross between a cake, scone and biscuit) for many years. It was held that there was a likelihood of confusion on the basis of Betty’s earlier marks and the Opposition was successful. Iona was counsel for the Opponent.
Ferrero SPA v Campbell Soup Company* (IPO)
Bambino Mio Ltd v Cazitex NV* (Court of Appeal, High Court)
This action involved trade mark infringement in relation to the Defendant’s, Cazitex’s, reusable nappies. The UK trade mark (registered for inter alia nappies) in issue was ‘Bambino Mio’, the potentially infringing mark ‘Bambineo’. After the High Court trial the claim was dismissed, the Judge finding no trade mark infringement. The Claimant appealed to the Court of Appeal but was unsuccessful, with the Appeal being dismissed. Iona was counsel for the Defendant in the High Court proceeding and junior counsel in the appeal case.
Whirlpool Corp. and another v Kenwood Limited* (Court of Appeal, High Court)
This action involved trade mark infringement and passing off in relation to a new Kenwood food mixer, the “kMix” and the KitchenAid Artisan food mixer. The Community trade mark in issue was a three dimension mark for the shape of a KitchenAid food mixer with the word ‘KitchenAid’ applied to it. Whirlpool alleged that the Kenwood kMix mixer infringed its community trade mark and that Kenwood was also liable for passing off with regards the goodwill KitchenAid owned in relation to its KitchenAid Artisan mixer. The 8 day trial was heard in May 2008 before Geoffrey Hobbs QC sitting as a Deputy Judge of the Chancery Division of the High Court. The claim for both trade mark infringement and passing off was dismissed (see Whirlpool v Kenwood [2009] RPC 2). The Claimants appealed to the Court of Appeal, but their appeal was dismissed after a three day appeal hearing (see Whirlpool v Kenwood [2010] RPC 2) As well as dealing with 3-D trade marks the case also dealt with the issues of unfair advantage, and dealt with the procedural issues of witness gathering surveys. The Court of Appeal judgment was the first to deal with the issue of unfair advantage after the ECJ handed down its ruling in L’Oréal v Bellure. Iona was junior counsel for the Defendant.
Arbre Group LLC* v Worn By (Original Icon Clothing) LLP (Appointed Person (Amanda Michaels)
This was an Appeal to the Appointed Person regarding a procedural decision of the Trade Marks Registry concerning extensions of time for the filing of an Appeal Notice. The Registry originally refused the extension of time. The Applicant, Arbre Group LLC, appealed and was successful on appeal, thus was granted the necessary extension of time. Iona was counsel for the Appellant.
Checker Leather Limited v Sribhan Jacob Co. Limited* (Appointed Person (Richard Arnold QC) This was an appeal to the Appointed Person from the decision of Trade Marks Registry concerning an application to rectify the register. The Applicant, Sribhan Jacob, was successful in its application to rectify the register so as to have the Applicant’s name substituted as the name of the proprietor of the trade mark in issue (See Section 60 TMA1994). The original trade mark proprietor, Checker, appealed against this decision to the Appointed Person who dismissed the Appeal. Iona was counsel for the Applicant/Respondent.
Mars UK Ltd and Mars Inc. v Waitrose Limited*
Application in High Court for pre-action disclosure by Mars UK Ltd as against Waitrose Limited. Mars’ potential cause of action was in relation to trade mark infringement and passing off relying on inter alia Mars’ Whiskas brand of cat food as against Waitrose’s own brand cat food. The hearing was in front of Evans-Lombe J. and Waitrose successfully resisted the application. Iona was counsel for the Respondent.
Wagg Foods Ltd v. Nestlé Purina Petcare (UK ) Ltd* (High Court)
This action involved trade mark infringement and passing off in relation to Wagg Foods’ dog food and Nestlé Purina’s Baker’s Complete dog food. The case settled shortly before trial. Iona was junior counsel for the Defendant.
Iona’s significant cases include Statoil ASA v University of Southampton (High Court, IPO) which were patent entitlement proceedings regarding patents concerning electromagnetic mapping for oil exploration and Kirin-Amgen Inc v. (1) Roche Diagnostics GmbH and (2) Roche Diagnostics Ltd and (3)TKT, a High Court patent trial concerning Erythropoietin and recombinant DNA technology. Iona acted as junior counsel for the First and Second Defendants in the latter matter at the first instance trial which lasted some six weeks.
(1)Kingspan Insulation Ltd and (2) Kingspan Holding (Irl) Limited) v Xtratherm UK Limited (High Court) *
Patent infringement action (with a counterclaim for invalidity) The subject matter was insulating building materials. The case settled shortly before trial. Iona was junior counsel for the Defendant.
(1)Prins Autogassystemen BV and (2) Prins Autogas Limited* v Vialle Alternative Fuel System BV (Patents County Court now the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court)
This is a Patents threats action under Section 70 of the Patents Act 1977. The subject matter is fuel injection systems for the motor industry. Iona was counsel for the Claimant in this matter.
Kohler Mira Ltd v (1) Norcros Group (Holdings) Ltd and (2) Triton Plc* (High Court)
Patent infringement action (with a counterclaim for invalidity and application to amend the patent in suit). The subject matter was electric showers. The action settled before trial. Iona was junior counsel for the Defendants.
Statoil ASA v University of Southampton* (High Court, IPO)
Substantial Patent Office proceedings for patent entitlement regarding a patent concerned with electromagnetic mapping for oil exploration. The Patent Office found for Statoil and ordered the transfer of ownership of the patent to Statoil, with the order stayed pending the Appeal. The University appealed to the High Court but the matter settled a few days before the Appeal was due to be heard and the Appeal was dismissed by consent. Iona was junior counsel for the Respondents/Appellants.
Vibriant Technology v Protex Healthcare* (IPO)
Application in the Patent Office for a declaration of invalidity. Iona was counsel for the Patentee. Patent concerned with medical dressings.
Trespaphan UK Ltd v Polinas Plastik and others* (High Court)
This was a patent infringement action relating to packaging films. The case settled shortly before trial. Iona was junior counsel for the Defendant.
Kirin-Amgen Inc v. (1) Roche Diagnostics GmbH and (2) Roche Diagnostics Ltd* and (3)TKT (High Court)
This was the UK patent action which formed part of global litigation concerning the hormone, Erythropoietin, which is now synthetically produced to treat anaemia. Several important patent issues were dealt with in this case Iona was junior counsel for the First and Second Defendants.