Patents: Nokia GmbH and Others v IPCom GmbH & Co. [2011] EWCA Civ 6 (20 Jan 2011)
This was an appeal against the following judgments of Mr Justice Floyd: Nokia GmbH v Ipcom GmbH & Co KG [2009] EWHC 3482 (Pat) (18 Jan 2010) ("the main judgment"); [2009] EWHC 3034 (Pat) (20 Nov 2009) ("the first amendment judgment"); and [2010] EWHC 789 (Pat) (31 March 2009) ("the second amendment judgment"). The litigation concerned two patents which the trial judge described as follows: "The two patents relate to cellular mobile phone technology. Broadly speaking, the first of the patents, European Patent (UK) No. 540 808 ("808"), is concerned with the way in which the mobile phone synchronises itself with the transmissions it receives from the base station. The second of the patents, European Patent (UK) No. 1 186 189 ("189"), is concerned with management of the right of the mobile phone to connect to the network." In the appeal, Lord Justice Jacob referred to 808 as the "synch patent" and 189 as the "...