NIPC Law

Jane Lambert Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (Mr Nicholas Caddick KC)  EnOcean GmbH v Far Eastern Manufacturing Ltd and another [2023] EWHC 2615 (IPEC) (24 Oct 2023) This was an action for the infringement of claims 1 and 3 of European patent (UK) 1 611 663 B3  by the importation into, and marketing in, the UK of a product called the Quinetic Wireless Switch and a counterclaim for revocation on the grounds of anticipation and obviousness .   The action and counterclaim came on before Mr Nicholas Caddick KC sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge between 21 and 22 Sept 2023,  By his judgment dated 24 Oct 2023 Mr Caddick held that the patent was obvious over  UK Patent No. GB 879,938 ("Harding") ,  He dismissed the action and allowed the counterclaim in   EnOcean GmbH v Far Eastern Manufacturing Ltd and another  [2023] EWHC 2615 (IPEC) (24 Oct 2023). The Issues The deputy judge noted at para [3] of his judgment that the def...

  Jane Lambert Patents Court  (HH Judge Hacon)  Autostore Technology AS v Ocado Group Plc and others [2023] EWHC 716 (Pat) (30 March 2023) This was a patent infringement action.  The claimant, AutoStore Technology AS ("AutoStore"), complained that the defendants had infringed two of its European patents.  The defendants denied infringement and challenged the validity of the patents on grounds of anticipation and obviousness .  They also sought declarations of non-infringement.  The claim and counterclaim came on for trial before His Honour Judge Hacon in March and April 2022.   He handed down judgment on 30 March 2023 (see AutoStore Technology AS v Ocado Group Plc and others [2023] EWHC 716 (Pat)). The Issues The anticipation challenge turned on whether disclosures of the invention to a prospective customer before the priority date in an email and at a presentation in Norway had been made in confidence. That in turn depended on whether Nor...