NIPC Law

  Jane Lambert Patents Court (Mr Justice Mellor)  Astellas Pharma Industries Ltd v Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd and other s [2023] EWHC 2571 (Pat) (17 Oct 2023) This was an action for patent infringement and a counterclaim for revocation. The patent in suit was European patent (UK) 2,345,410 entitled Pharmaceutical Composition for Modified Release  and concerned a modified release pharmaceutical composition containing mirabegron (or a salt thereof) as an active ingredient.   Astellas Pharma Industries Ltd, (Astellas) alleged that generic mirabegron tablets that Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and Teva UK Ltd ("Teva") and Sandoz AG and Sandoz Ltd  (Sandoz) proposed to launch would infringe the patent.   Teva and Sandoz each counterclaimed for revocation of the patent on the grounds of obviousness, insufficiency and added matter.   Astellas responded to the counterclaim by applying for the amendment of the patent....

Etihad Stadium Author Cléria De Souza   Licence CC BY  2.0   Source Wikimedia Commons   Jane Lambert Patents Court   (Mr Justice Meade)    AIM Sport Vision AG v Supponor Ltd and anothe r [2023] EWHC 164 (Pat) (30 Jan 2023) In  AIM Sport Vision AG v Supponor Ltd and another [2023] EWHC 164 (Pat) (30 Jan 2023), the claimant, AIM Sport Vision ("AIM"), accused the defendants, Supponor OY and Supponor Ltd. ("Supponor") of infringing its  European patent (UK)  3 295 663 B1  for digitally overlaying an image with another image with their "SVB System". The invention for which that patent had been granted enables the superimposition of advertisements in TV broadcasts of sporting events that are different from the advertisements seen by spectators on billboards in the stadium. They are also different from advertisements appearing in other television broadcasts of the same game. Thus, the spectators in the stadium may see...

  Author Abhishekptlbbk   Licence CC BY-SA 4.0   Source Wikimedia Commons Jane Lambert Patents Court (HH Judge Hacon)  JC Bamford Excavators Ltd v Manitou UK Ltd and another [2022] EWHC 1724 (Pat) (4 July 2022) This was a claim by J C Bamford Excavators ("JCB") against Manitou UK Ltd and its French holding company Manitou BF SA ("Manitou") for patent infringement and a counterclaim by Manitou for revocation of the patents in suit.   Those patents were  EP 1 532 065 B2 for a Control system for a load handling apparatus     (“EP 065”), EP 2 263 965 B9 for a Method of Operating a Working Machine   (“EP 965”), EP 2 616 382 B3 for a Controller for use with a machine, machine including said controller, and method for controlling a machine  (“EP 382”) and UK Patent No. GB 2 390 595 B for a Control system for a machine (“GB 595”). The action and counterclaim came on for trial before His Honour Judge Hacon between 15 and 18 and 24 and 25 ...