NIPC Law

Author Basher Eyre #   Lixnxw CC BY-SA 2. 0 Jane Lambert Patents Court (Mt Justice Marcus Smith)  Koninklijke Philips NV v Asustek Computer Inc and others  [2020] EWHC 29 (Ch) (17 Jan 2020) This was an application by Asustek Computer In c. and its subsidiaries, Asustek (UK) Ltd. and Asus Technology Pte Limited. for an order that they cease to be parties to proceedings to determine the terms upon which Koninklijke Philips NV ("Philips") should offer licences to use its patents that are essential for compliance with standards set by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute ("ETSI"}.  The application first came before Mr Justice Marcus Smith on 27 Nov 2019.  In Koninklijke Philips NV v Asustek Computer Inc. and others [2019] EWHC 3463 (Pat) (27 Nov 2019) he decided to hear the application on 13 Dec 2019.  He dismissed the application on 17 Jan 2020 in Koninklijke Philips NV v Asustek Computer Inc. and other s [2020] EWHC 29 (Ch) (1...

Jane Lambert Patents Court ( HH Judge Hacon)  Technetix BV and another v Teleste Ltd   [2019] EWHC 3106 (Pat) (18 Nov 2019) This was a claim for patent infringement and a counterclaim for revocation on grounds of anticipation , obviousness  and added matter. There was also an application for unconditional and conditional amendments to the patent. The claim and counterclaim came on before His Honour Judge Hacon sitting as a judge of the Patents Court in  Technetix BV and another v Teleste Ltd [2019] EWHC 3106 (Pat) (18 Nov 2019). His Honour tried the action in May and delivered judgment on 18 Nov 2019. The learned judge held at paragraph [122] of his judgment that the patent was invalid on all three grounds .and refused the amendments though he found that the patent would have been infringed hand it been valid. The Patent The patent in suit was European patent 1259074 for a c ommunication system comprising means for preventing intermodulati...