Patents - Networld Sports v Quick Play Sport
Author RickDikeman Licence CC BY-SA 3.0 Source Wikimedia Commons Jane Lambert Patents Court (David Stone) Networld Sports Ltd v Quick Play Sport Ltd [2026] EWHC 1295 (Ch) (1 June 2026) This was an appeal by Networld Sports Ltd ("Networld") against the decision of Dr Benjamin Micklewright on behalf of the Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks of 14 Oct 2025 not to revoke claims 1 and 10 of European patent (UK) 2 146 786 B1 on grounds of anticipation and obviousness. The appeal was heard by Mr David Stone sitting as a deputy judge of the High Court on 9 March 2026. Mr Stone handed down his judgment on 1 June 2026. By para [43] of his judgment in Networld Sports Ltd v Quick Play Sport Ltd [2026] EWHC 1295 (Ch) (1 June 2026), he dismissed Networld's appeal. The Invention The title of the patent was "Goal Apparatus". It consisted of a frame, first and second flexible ...