Patents - Nicoventures Trading Ltd v Philip Morris Products SA
Author Hoo5 Licence CC BY-SA 3.0 S ource Wikimedia Commons Head Office of the British American Tobacco Group Jane Lambert Patents Cour t (Mr Justice Marcus Smith) Nicoventures Trading Ltd v Philip Morris Products SA and another [2021] EWHC 1977 (Pat) (14 July 2021) This was an action brought by Nicoventures Trading Ltd ("Nicoventures") for the revocation of the following European patents (UK), EP 3 248 483, EP 3 248 484 . EP 3 248 485 and EP 3 248 486 . The proprietor of those patents, Philip Morris Products SA, counterclaimed against Nicoventures and British American Tobacco (Investments) Ltd. for the infringement of those patents. As the defendants to the counterclaim are members of the British American Tobacco group, Mr Justice Marcus Smith, the judge who tried the action and counterclaim, referred to them both as "British American". The proceedings came on before his lordship between 18 and 25 May 2021. He delivered ju...