NIPC Law

Douglas, Isle of Man Author: Zairon ;  Licence: CC BY 4.0 ; Source: Wikimedia Commons   Jane Lambert Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (Mr David Stone sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court)   DLP Limited v Coram UK Holding Limited . [2026] EWHC 2448 (IPEC) This was an action for the infringement of UK patent GB2446666 , a counterclaim for its revocation on the grounds of anticipation  and obviousness  and an application for its amendment.  The action and counterclaim came before Mr David Stone, sitting as a judge of the High Court on 21 and 22 July 2026.  He delivered judgment in DLP Limited v Coram UK Holding Limited [2026] EWHC 2448 on 25 Sept 2026.  By para [90] of that judgment, Mr Stone found the patent to be valid but not infringed.  He therefore dismissed both the claim and counterclaim. The Parties The claimant was DLP Limited ("DLP") , a Manx company specialising in the design, development and manufacture of products ...

Author RickDikeman   Licence CC BY-SA 3.0   Source Wikimedia Commons     Jane Lambert Patents Court (David Stone) Networld Sports Ltd v Quick Play Sport Ltd [2026] EWHC 1295 (Ch) (1 June 2026) This was an appeal by Networld Sports Ltd ("Networld") against the decision of Dr Benjamin Micklewright on behalf of the Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks of 14 Oct 2025 not to revoke claims 1 and 10 of  European patent (UK) 2 146 786 B1  on grounds of anticipation and obviousness.  The appeal was heard by Mr David Stone sitting as a deputy judge of the High Court on 9 March 2026.  Mr Stone handed down his judgment on 1 June 2026.  By para [43] of his judgment in  Networld Sports Ltd v Quick Play Sport Ltd [2026] EWHC 1295 (Ch) (1 June 2026), he dismissed Networld's appeal. The Invention The title of the patent was "Goal Apparatus".   It consisted of a  frame,  first and second flexible ...

  Author  Ciencias Españolas   Licence  CC BY-SA 3.0   Source  Wikipedia Commons   Jane Lambert Patents Court (Michael Tappin KC sitting as a judge of the High Court) Hill v Touchlight Genetics Ltd and others [2025] EWHC 107 (Pat) (27 Jan 2025) I previously discussed this litigation in  Patents - Hill v Touchlight Genetics Ltd . on 11 July 2024.  I noted that it was an entitlement action, that is to say, a claim to ownership of certain patents and patent applications.   It was also an infringement claim in that the claimant alleged that the defendants had infringed the patents that she claimed. There was also a contingent counterclaim.  The action came before Michael Tappin KC sitting as a deputy judge of the High Court between 25 and 28 Nov 2024 and 3 to 4 and 10 to 11 Dec 2024.   At para [331] of his judgment in  Hill v Touchlight Genetics Ltd and others   [2025] EWHC 107 (Pat), which he handed down...

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 ...