NIPC Law

Author  Ciencias Españolas  Licence CC BY-SA 3.0   Source Wikipedia Commons   Jane Lambert Patents Court (Mr Justice Mellor)    Hill v Touchlight Genetics Ltd and others [2024] EWHC 533 (Pat) (08 March 2024) The High Court has power under s.70 (1) of the Senior Courts Act 1981 to call in the aid of one or more assessors specially qualified, and hear and dispose of the cause or matter wholly or partially with their assistance if it thinks it expedient to do so. Subsection (3) of the same section requires rules of court to make provision for the appointment of scientific advisers to assist the Patents Court in proceedings under the Patents Act 1977 and for regulating the functions of such advisers. S.70 is implemented by CPR 35.15 .  Para (2) of that rule mandates the assessor to assist the court in dealing with a matter in which the assessor has skill and experience. He or she is obliged by CPR 35. 15 (3) to take such part in the proceed...

Author Satoshi Nakamoto Source Wikimedia   Jane Lambert Chancery Division (Mr Justice Mellor)  Crypto Open Patent Alliance v Wright [2024] EWHC 1198 (Ch) (20 May 2024 ) Bitcoin was the world's first cryptocurrency , a digital currency that does not depend on a government, bank or other central institution to function. It is said to have been created by one Satoshi Nakamoto . Nobody knows the identity of that person or even whether that person is a single individual or a team. An Australian computer scientist called Craig Steven Wright ("Dr Wright") claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto but his claim has been disputed by an organization called the Crypto Open Patent Alliance ("COPA") . By an action instituted on 9 April 2023, COPA alleged that Dr Wright was not Sakamoto. Other Proceedings Dr Wright and two companies that he controlled called Wright International Investments Ltd. and Wright International Investments UK Ltd. responded by issuing passing-off proceedings...