Last year, the Mannheim Local Division of the CFI of the UPC issued an injunction restraining Kodak from acts in the UK that appeared to infringe Fujifilm's patent. On appeal, the UPC Court of Appeal discharged the injunction but upheld its jurisdiction. https://t.co/JMd2PEGkgH
On 4 June @M_SParc joined #PatLib, an international network of 300 patent information centres linked to the @EPOorg. PatLibs offer patent searches and other services, but their real value is to catalyse innovation and business growth in their localities. https://t.co/cejQAXztMb
Yesterday, Lady Carr and David Lammy announced a new Division of the High Court to be known as "The Business and Property Division". It will replace the Chancery Division next legal year. They hope to make it easier for litigants to find the right court. https://t.co/gwXsVpAMBz
It is unusual for the Court of Appeal to deliver judgment on a public holiday, but that is what happened in Shorts International Ltd v Google LLC [2026] EWCA Civ 668 when the Court handed down its decision on 25 May 2026. It's an interesting decision. https://t.co/Tc1ppXZJP9
My case note on Judge Paul Matthews's judgment in Bargain Busting Ltd v Shenzhen SKE Technology Co Ltd and others [2026] EWHC 933. An extraordinary case in which TM attorneys and their client had been threatened with committal. https://t.co/urhqHaujdA
My case note on the judgment in Acer v Nokia [2026] EWCA Civ 564 in which CA held that the offer of an interim licence to use patents that were essential for meeting ITU-T recommendations, the terms of which were to be adjusted by arbitration, was RAND. https://t.co/EqGQEGL2XU