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Articles for March 2010
Ifejika (Victor) v (1) Ifejika (Charles) (2) Lens Care Ltd
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01 March 2010
Ms Anna Edwards-Stuart (Jensen & Son) for the defendants/applicants (Charles Ifejika); Mr George Hamer (McDaniel & Co) for the claimant/respondent (Victor Ifejika).
Background
This case concerned an amended application by the defendant for summary judgment in an..
33015 (1) Diageo North America Inc (2) Diageo Great Britain Ltd v (1) Intercontinental Brands (ICB) Ltd (2) Intercontinental Brands (Holdings) Ltd (3) Intercontinental Beverages (Jersey) Ltd
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01 March 2010
Mr Simon Thorley QC and Mr Joe Delaney (Rouse Legal) for the claimants (Diageo); Mr Roger Wyand QC and Mr Simon Malynicz (Pinsent Masons) for the defendants (ICB).
Background
Last month’s issue of Intellectual Property Decisions (see..
33018 Medeva BV v Comptroller General of Patents
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01 March 2010
Mr Colin Birss QC and Mr Miles Copeland (Rouse Legal) for the appellant (Medeva); Mr Thomas Mitcheson (the Treasury Solicitor) for the respondent (The Comptroller)
Background
Medeva appealed against the decision of the Hearing Officer, dated 16..
33017 (1) Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc (2) Starsight Telecast Inc (3) United Video Properties Inc v (1) Virgin Media Ltd (2) Virgin Media Payments Ltd
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01 March 2010
Mr Colin Birss QC and Mr Douglas Campbell (Bird & Bird LLP) for the claimants (Gemstar); Mr James Mellor QC and Mr Andrew Lykiardopoulos (Simmons & Simmons) for the defendants (Virgin).
Background
The claimants (collectively Gemstar) claimed..
33014 Virgin Atlantic v Premium Aircraft
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01 March 2010
Mr Richard Meade QC and Mr Henry Ward (DLA Piper UK LLP) for the appellant (Virgin); Mr Mark Vanhegan QC and Miss Kathryn Pickard (Wragge and Co LLP) for the respondent (Contour).
Per Lord Justice Jacob..
33016 (1) Vestergaard Frandsen A/S (2) Vestergaard Frandsen SA (3) Disease Control Textiles SA v (1) Bestnet Europe Limited (2) 3T Europe Ltd (3) Intection Ltd (4) Intelligent Insect Control Ltd (5) Torben Holm Larsen (6) Trine Angeline Sig
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01 March 2010
Mr Mark Platts-Mills QC and Mr James Whyte (Field Fisher Waterhouse) for the claimants (VF); Mr George Hamer (McGuireWoods) for the defendants (Bestnet).
Background
Mr Justice Arnold had held that the claimants, collectively Vestergaard Frandsen (VF), had..
33025 Mobiqa Ltd v Trinity Mobile Ltd
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22 March 2010
Mr Tim Powell (Powell Gilbert LLP) for the claimant/part 20 defendant (Mobiqa); Mr Brian Nicholson (Fox Williams) for the defendant/part 20 claimant (Trinity).
Background
The claimant patentee, Mobiqa, had served a notice of discontinuance, leaving the court..
33022 (1) Nanjing Automobile (Group) Corp (2) Nanjing Automobile Corp (UK) Ltd (3) MG Motor UK Ltd v (1) MG Sports and Racing Europe Ltd (2) Riley (William James)
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22 March 2010
Mr Ian Purvis QC (Pinsent Masons) for the claimants (NAC); Mr Mark Engelman (Norton Rose) for the first defendant (SREL) and (by Robert Brand & Co) for the second defendant (Mr Riley).
Background
This case concerns allegations..
33020 Audi AG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM)
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22 March 2010
S O Gillert and F Schiwek (Rechtsanwälte) for the appellant (Audi); G Schneider (acting as agent) for the defendant (OHIM).
Background
Audi’s application to register the word mark ‘Vorsprung durch Technik’ had been refused by the examiner..
33021 (1) Lucasfilm Limited (2) Star Wars Productions Limited (3) Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Limited v (1) Ainsworth (Andrew) (2) Shepperton Design Studios Ltd
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22 March 2010
Mr Michael Bloch QC and Mr Alan Bryson (Harbottle Lewis) for the appellants/claimants (Lucasfilm); Mr Alastair Wilson QC and Mr George Hamer (Simmons Cooper Andrew LLP) for the respondents/defendants.
Per Lord Justice Jacob (all concurring):
Background
This is..
33024 (1) Hospira Inc (2) Hospira UK Ltd v Amgen Inc
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22 March 2010
Mr Thomas Mitcheson (Powell Gilbert LLP) for the claimants (Hospira); Mr Thomas Hinchliffe (McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP) for the defendant (Amgen).
Background
This was a case management conference concerned with disclosure. The claimants, collectively Hospira,..
33023 (1) Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc (2) Starsight Telecast Inc (3) United Video Properties Inc v (1) Virgin Media Ltd (2) Virgin Media Payments Ltd
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22 March 2010
Mr Colin Birss QC and Mr Douglas Campbell (Bird & Bird LLP) for the claimants (Gemstar); Mr James Mellor QC and Mr Andrew Lykiardopoulos (Simmons & Simmons) for the defendants (Virgin).
Background
The defendants, Virgin, having succeeded..
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