NIPC Law

Jane Lambert Court of Appeal (Lord Justice Arnold, Lady Justice Elizabeth Laing and Lord Justice Warby) Bargain Busting Ltd v Shenzhen SKE Technology Co. Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ 532 (8 May 2026) This was an appeal by Bargain Busting Ltd ("BBL") against an interim injunction restraining threats of trade mark infringement proceedings granted by Mr Justice Miles (as he then was) on 27 May 2025 on the application of Shenzhen SKE Technology Co Ltd ("SKE") for the reasons he gave in  Bargain Busting Ltd v Shenzhen SKE Technology Co Ltd and others [2025] EWHC 1239 (Ch) (21 May 2025).  I discussed that judgment in  Threats Actions - Bargain Busting v Shenzhen Technology   on 29 May 2925. Background The claimant, BBL was the registered proprietor of UK trade marks UK00003235344  ("344") and UK00003534551  ("551"), which the defendant, SKE, challenged on the grounds of non-use and invalidity. BBL also applied to register CRYSTAL BAR as a trade mark under ...

Ocado Van Author Tomjhpage   Licence CC BY-SA 4.0   Source    Wikimedia   J ane Lambert Patents Court (HH Judge Hacon) AutoStore Technology AS v Ocado Group Plc and other s [2021] EWHC 1614 (Pat) (11 June 2021) This was an application by Ocado Plc, several of its subsidiaries and a supplier of equipment to the Ocado companies ("Ocado") for an interim injunction to restrain AutoStore Technology AS ("AutoStore") from disclosing an allegedly confidential and privileged document to the US International Trade Commission .  The document had been delivered to Ocado in "without prejudice" negotiations to settle various disputes between the parties.   In the proceedings before the Commission, AutoSrore alleged that Ocado had infringed several of its US patents.  Ocado pleaded that AutoStore was estopped from alleging infringement on the ground that AutosSrore had previously assured Ocado that Ocado had not infringed those patents.  AutoStore cla...