NIPC Law

A frigate of the Belgian navy possibly armed with torpedoes /Author Ein Dahmer  Licence CC BY-SA 3.0   Source Belgian Navy Jane Lambert Court of Appeal (Lord Justice Lewison and Newey and Lady Justice Asplin)  Ablynx NV and another v VHsquared Ltd and others [2019] EWCA Civ 2192 (10 Dec 2019) This was an appeal against His Honour Judge Hacon's decision in  Ablynx NV and another v Vhsquared Ltd and others [2019] EWHC 792 (Pat) (29 March 2019) which I discussed in  Choice of Forum - Ablynx NV and Another v Vhsquared Ltd and Others   28 July 2019.  A patentee and its exclusive licensee brought patent infringement proceedings in the Patents Court against the English company,  VHSquared Ltd . and various members of the Unilever group.  The defendants relied on a licence from the patentee that conferred exclusive jurisdiction on the Belgian courts.  They applied for the infringement proceedings in England ...

Photo:  Myrabella  /  Wikimedia Commons  /  CC BY-SA 3.0 Jane Lambert Patents Court  (HH Judge Hacon) Ablynx NV and another  v Vhsquared Ltd and others [2019] EWHC 792 (Pat) (29 March 2019) In  Litigating in London after Halloween   26 July 2019 NIPC Brexit, I discussed the likely consequences of the intended repeal of Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters OJ L 351, 20.12.2012, p. 1–32 if the Johnson administration withdraws the United Kingdom from the European Union without a withdrawal agreement in accordance with art 50 (2) of the Treaty of European Union.  One Richard de Vere  wrote: "I almost feel silly asking, I read the blog twice and it’s not through a lack of trying... but can you simplify this and give some examples of how it will impac...