NIPC Law

Lufthansa Technik's Hangar at Frankfurt Airport Author Franzffm   Licence CC BY-SA 3.0   Source Wikimedia Commons   Jane Lambert Patents Court (Mr Justice Leech) Lufthansa Technik AG v Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems and Another [2025] EWHC 375 (Pat) (21 Feb 2025) Lufthansa Technik AG v Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems and Another (Re Interest) [2025] EWHC 1034 (Pat) (30 April 2025) This was a proceeding known as an "account of profits".  Its purpose was to determine the profits that Astronics Advanced Electronics Systems ("Astronics"), Safran Seats GB Zodiac Seats UK Limited ("Safran") and Panasonic Avionics Corp ("Panasonic") had gained from infringing  European Patent (UK) 0 881 145 B1  ("the patent"). The transcript of the proceeding was very long, consisting of 693 paragraphs and an appendix. The Actions  The account was the second stage of actions that Lufthansa Technik AG ("Lufthabsa") had launched again...

Lord Leggatt By Supreme Court of United Kingdom -  (see Terms and conditions) Licensed under the Open Government Licence 3.0, OGL 3,  https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=97243730   Jane Lambert Supreme Court (Lords Lloyd-Jones, Kitchin, Leggatt, Stephens and Richards)  Lifestyle Equities CV and another v Ahmed and Another [2024] UKSC 17 (15 May 2024) This was the second excursion to the UK Supreme Court for Lifestyle Equities CV and Lifestyle Licensing BV ("Lifestyle")  in 2024.  Its first was Lifestyle Equities CV and another v Amazon UK Services Ltd and others [2024] UKSC 8 (6 Mar 2024) which I discussed in  Trade Marks: Lifestyle Equities v Amazon   on 12 March 2024.  As in the previous case, the claim that gave rise to these appeals was an action for trade mark infringement in relation to the BEVERLY HILLS POLO CLUB range of clothing and accessories.   The Issues The issues in the appeals were summarized by Lord Leg...

Lufthansa's Head Offices in Deut z-Cologne  Author Duhon   Licence CC BY-SA 3.0 Deed   Source Wikimedia Commons   Jane Lambert Court of Appeal (Lady Justice King and Lords Justices  Newey and Birss)  Lufthansa Technik AG v Panasonic Avionics Corporation and others [2023] EWCA Civ 1273 (1 Nov 2023) Proceedings in the Chancery Division take place in two stages.  First, there is a trial to determine whether the defendant is liable to the claimant,  If the court finds that the defendant is liable it can order an account of profits or an inquiry as to damages.  An account of profits is a determination of the profits that the defendant has gained from his or her wrongdoing followed by an order for him or her to pay those profits to the claimant.  An inquiry as to damages is a determination of the injury, loss or damage that the claimant has suffered as a result of the defendant's wrongdoing and an order for payment to the claimant.  A cl...