Thom Browne Inc. v Adidas AG and Adidas International Marketing B.V. Edward Cronan acts for the fashion designer Thom Browne in this claim for revocation of nineteen Adidas trade marks, in which the […]
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Advanced Bionics v MED-EL
Advanced Bionics v MED-EL Edward Cronan acted for Advanced Bionics in this medical industry claim for a DNI and for revocation of a patent relating to an MRI-compatible cochlear implant system. Led by […]
Nokia Technologies v OnePlus Technology
UK Patents Court: Overseas Defendants no exception to commitment to 12 month trial timetable In ongoing patent infringement proceedings between Nokia and the phone manufacturer Oppo the Patents Court has demonstrated that it […]
Urbanbubble Ltd & others v Urban Evolution
Urbanbubble Ltd & others v Urban Evolution Property Management Ltd & others [2022] EWHC 134 (IPEC). When consent precludes trade mark infringement: Amanda Michaels acted for the successful Defendants in an action for […]
Website blocking injunctions – streamripping and cyberlocker sites blocked pursuant to s.97A CDPA jurisdiction
In Young Turks Recordings Limited v BT an ors [2021] EWHC 410 (Ch.) and Capitol Records and ors v BT and ors [2021] EWHC 409 (Ch), the High Court issued s.97A CDPA 1988 “website blocking” injunctions. Young […]
Philip Morris v RAI: British American Tobacco – patent for heated tobacco device revoked for lack of inventive step and added matter
This was a bid by Philip Morris to revoke two British American Tobacco patents revoked for obviousness and added matter. The trial was expedited in order to provide Philip Morris […]
Lyle & Scott v American Eagle Outfitters – permission to serve out of jurisdiction and Rome II Regulation
This was an application to set aside permission to serve proceedings on the US defendant alleging breach of a worldwide trade mark co-existence agreement and passing off. Both parties used eagle devices for […]
A Ward Attachments v Fabcon Engineering Ltd – “Buzz” test for obviousness and acquiescence based on failure to respond to defendant’s letter
Judgment 29th July 2021 This was a patent infringement case in IPEC which concerned apparatus for receiving freight containers from the bed of a truck. Infringement and validity were in issue. On validity, […]
Semtech Corp v Lacuna Space Ltd – English Courts had no jurisdiction over IP claim against French employees
This case concerned whether or not the English courts had jurisdiction over a company’s claims against an English company and two former French employees who were domiciled in France. The French employees had […]
Lifestyles Equities CV v Copyrights Group – Greenwich Polo Club device marks do not infringe Beverly Hills Polo Club registered trade mark
This case concerned whether various device marks including the words “Greenwich Polo Club” infringed registered trade marks for “Beverly Hills Polo Club” and amounted to passing off. The court held that there was […]
