Patents - Jeff Gosling Ltd v Autochair Ltd
Jane Lambert Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (HH Judge Hacom) J eff Gosling Ltd. v Autochair Ltd, [2025] EWHC 1687 (IPEC) 8 July 2025 The Parties Jeff Gosling Ltd. ("JGL") installs a range of boot hoists used to load a wheelchair or scooter into the boot of a saloon car or the rear of a hatchback, van or estate car. One of those products is known as an "Apex Assist" hoist . A diagram of that product taken from its fitting instructions appears above. Autochair Ltd . ("Autochair") also supplies a range of hoists that load and unload wheelchairs, mobility scooters and power chairs from vehicles. That company is the proprietor of European Patent No. 2 578 197 B1 (‘the Patent’) for a hoist for loading and unloading an item into and out of the load-carrying space of a vehicle such as the boot of a car. Declarations of Non-Infringement S.71 of the Patents Act 1977 provides a procedure by which a party who fears that an ...