NIPC Law

Lord Justice Meade Author: Judicial Office (England and Wales) Licence: OGL V.3.0 , Source: Wikimedia Commons   Jane Lambert Patents Court (Mr Justice Meade) Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and another v ZTE Corporation and others [2026] EWHC 999 (Pat) (1 May 2026) This was a hearing to determine the fee for a global, FRAND portfolio cross-licence between Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Samsung Electronics (UK) Ltd. ("Samsung") and ZTE Corporation, ZTE (UK) Ltd., Nubia Technology Co. Ltd., Livewire Telecom Ltd. and Efones.com Ltd. ("ZTE").  Up to 31 Dec 2023 the parties had such an agreement, but they could not agree on terms for its renewal after it had expired.   The hearing took place before Mr Justice Meade (as he then was) between 19 and 23 and 26 and 30 Jan and 9 and 11 Feb 2026.  He handed down judgment on 1 May 2026.   By para [576] of his judgment in   Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and another v ZTE Corporation and others [2026] EWHC 99...

Portobello Road, Notting Hill By Papertree at English Wikipedia - Originally from en. Wikipedia; description page is/was here. Original uploader was Papertree at en. wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3073800   Jane Lambert Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (Master Kaye sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) C ourtenay-Smith and another v The Notting Hill Shopping Bag Company Limited and others    [2025] EWHC 1793 (IPEC) (18 July 2025) This was a claim for copyright and trade mark infringement and passing off and a counterclaim for revocation and invalidation of the second claimant's trade mark.  The action and counterclaim came on for trial before Master Kaye  sitting as a deputy judge of the High Court on 7 and 8 April 2025.   The learned master handed down her judgment in  C ourtenay-Smith and another v The Notting Hill Shopping Bag Company Limited and others    [2025] EWHC 1793 on 18 July 202...