the patents court 19/01/2017 10:23 trials for 2016
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Trials for 2018
HEARING WINDOW FROM DATE SHOWN UNLESS SPECIFIED AS A FIXTURE
Case No. HP-2016-000018 CAT:2
Case Ref: Molycorp Chemicals & Oxides (Europe) Limited -v- Anan Kasei
Co Ltd
Representatives
Claimants
Counsel: Tom Mitcheson QC and Miles Copeland, 3 New Square
Solicitors:
Defendants
Counsel: Piers Acland QC, Benet Brandreth and Adam Gamsa, 11 South Square
Solicitors: Bird and Bird, Neil Jenkins
Heard by: Mr Roger Wyand QC
Reading time:
Sitting time: 9 days
WINDOW :
15.01.18
FIXED ON:
3 May 2017
Judgment reserved on
Judgment given on
NCN:
Case No. HP-2016-000047 CAT: 2
Case Ref: (1) Cantel medical (UK) Limited (2) Cantel (UK) Limited – and –
Arc Medical Design Limited
Representatives
Claimants
Counsel: Douglas Campbell QC
Solicitors: DLA Piper
Defendants
Counsel: Daniel Alexander QC and Henry Ward
Solicitors: Carpmaels & Ransford
Heard by: His Honour Judge Hacon
Reading time: 1 day
Sitting time: 4 days
WINDOW :
15.01.18
FIXED ON:
8 September 2017
Judgment reserved on
Judgment given on
NCN:
**settled** CAT 3
Deepak Nitrite Limited -and- Archroma IP GmbH
Case Ref: HP-2016-000021
Representatives
Claimant
Counsel: Kathryn Pickard, 11 South Square
Solicitors: Charles Russell Speechlys, Ian Wood
Defendant
Counsel: Anna Edwards-Stuart, 11 South Square
Solicitors: Arnold & Porter, Christopher Stothers
Heard by:
Reading time:
Sitting time: 4 ½ days
WINDOW :5 day window
29.01.18
FIXED ON
Judgment reserved on
Judgment given on
NCN:
Case Ref: HP-2016-000063 CAT:5
Chugai Pharmaceuticals v USB and Celltech
Representatives
Claimants
Counsel: Mr Richard Meade QC and Mr Mark Chacksfield
Solicitors: Marks and Clerk
Ref: Charlie Balme
Defendants
Counsel: Mr Michael Tappin & Mr James Whyte
Solicitors: Powell Gilbert
Ref: Joel Coles
Heard by:
Reading time: 1 to 2 days
Sitting time: 6 days
WINDOW :5 days from
26 February 2018
FIXED ON: 6 March 2017
Judgment reserved on
Judgment given on:
26 May 2017
NCN:
Case Ref: HP-2017-000033 CAT:2
(1) Bose Corporation (2) Bose Limited v Freebit AS
Representatives
Claimants
Counsel: Daniel Alexander QC & Mr Henry Ward
Solicitors: Simmons and Simmons LLP
Ref:
Defendants
Counsel: Hugo Cuddigan QC
Solicitors: Innovate Legal
Ref:
Heard by:
Reading time: 1 days
Sitting time: 4 days
WINDOW :5 days from
26 February 2018
FIXED ON: 31 July 2017
Judgment reserved on
Judgment given on:
NCN:
Case Ref: HP-2016-000046 CAT:4
Philips Lighting v Megaman Ltd and others
Representatives
Claimants
Counsel: Miss Charlotte May QC & Mr Brian Nicholson
Solicitors: Bristows
Ref: JRB/07641/0139
Defendants
Counsel: Mr Alastair Wilson QC& Mr Richard Davis
Solicitors: Potter Clarkson
Ref: WENDG/G105
Heard by:
Reading time: 2 to 3 days
Sitting time: 10-11 days
(plus 1-2 days to write
closing)
WINDOW :1 March 2018
(5 days)
FIXED ON:16.02.17
Judgment reserved on
Judgment given on
NCN:
**settled**
Case Ref: HP-2015-000052 CAT:4
Magnesium Elektron Limited and Molycorp Chemicals v Oxides (Europe)
Limited
Representatives
Claimants
Counsel: James Abrahams QC, 8 New Square
Solicitors: Pinsent Masons, Deborah Bould
Ref:
Defendants
Counsel: Piers Acland QC & Benet Brandreth, 11 South Square
Solicitors: Bird & Bird, Andrew Roberts
Ref:
Heard by:
Reading time: 1 day
Sitting time: 5 days
WINDOW :5 March 2018
Floating five day window
FIXED ON
15 May 2017
Judgment reserved on
Judgment given on
Case Ref: CAT: 4/5
Generics UK Limited/Mylan & Synthon B.V. -and- Yeda Research &
Development Company, Ltd Re: Copaxone / Glatiramer Acetate
Representatives
Claimant’s:
Piers Acland QC, Kathryn Pickard, 11 South Square
Solicitors: Simon Cohen, Taylor Wessing
Defendant’s:
Andrew Waugh QC, Stuart Barron, 3 New Square
Solicitors: Neil Jenkins, Bird & Bird
Heard by:
Reading time: 2 days
Sitting time: 12 - 13 days
WINDOW : 5 days from
16 April 2018
FIXED ON:
12 May 2017
Judgment reserved on
Judgment given on
NCN:
CAT:4
Philips –and- (1) HTC (2) Acer (3) Asus (trial 2)
Case Ref: HP-2015-000023
Representatives
Claimants
Counsel: Mark Vanhegan QC and Adam Gamsa, 11 South Square
Solicitors: Bristows LLP, James Boon
Defendants
Counsel for Asus: Tom Hinchcliffe QC
Solicitors:
Counsel for HTC: Iain Purvis QC, 11 South Square and James Abrahams QC, 8
New Square
Solicitors: Hogan Lovells, Dominic Hoar
Heard by:
Reading time: 1 day
Sitting time:
5 day
WINDOW : 5 day window
23.04.18
FIXED ON
Judgment reserved on
Judgment given on
NCN:
CAT:3
Olaplex -v- (1) L'Oreal
Case Ref: HP-2016-000056
Representatives
Claimants
Counsel: Iain Purvis QC and Katherine Moggridge, 11 South Square and 3 New
Square
Solicitors: Hogan Lovells, Stephen Bennett
Defendants
Counsel: Mark Chacksfield, 8 New Square
Solicitors: Baker & McKenzie
Heard by:
Reading time:
Sitting time:
WINDOW: 5 day from
23.04.18
FIXED ON
Judgment reserved on
Judgment given on
NCN:
Seoul Semiconductor v Everlight
Case Ref: HP-2017-000035 Cat: 3
Representatives
Claimants
Counsel: Mr Adrian Speck QC & Mr Brian Nicholson
Solicitors: Allen Overy
Defendants
Counsel: Mr Andrew Lykiardopoulos QC & Miss Lindsay Lane
Solicitors: D Young and Co
Heard by:
Reading time: 1 day
Sitting time: 4 day
WINDOW: 23 April 2018
FIXED ON:
3 August 2017
Judgment reserved on
Judgment given on
NCN:
Case Ref: HP-2017-000008 CAT:4
Pacific Biosciences of California Inc v Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd &
Metrichor Ltd
Representatives
Claimants
Counsel: Richard Meade QC & Isabel Jamal
Solicitors: Carpmaels & Ransford
Ref:
Defendants
Counsel: Michael Tappin QC
Solicitors: Norton Rose Fulbright
Ref:
Heard by:
Reading time: 2 days
Sitting time: 7-8 days & 2
days closing
WINDOW : 8 May 2018
5 day window
FIXED ON:
15 June 2017
Judgment reserved on
Judgment given on
NCN:
Case Ref: HP-2017-000007 CAT:3
Align Technology Inc v ClearCorrect Holdings Inc
Representatives
Claimants
Counsel: Daniel Alexander QC & Henry Ward
Solicitors: Carpmaels / Ref:
Defendants
Counsel: Tom Mitcheson QC & Miles Copeland & Daniele Selmi
Solicitors: EIP Legal
Ref:
Heard by:
Reading time: 1 day
Sitting time: 9 days
WINDOW :
Floating from 14 May
2018
FIXED ON
5 July 2017
Judgment reserved on
Judgment given on
NCN:
Case Ref: HP-2017-000013 CAT:4
GENERICS (UK) LTD t/a MYLAN v SANDOZ
Representatives
Claimants
Counsel: Piers Acland QC
Solicitors: Powell Gilbert
Ref:
Defendants
Counsel: Justin Turner QC & Anna Edwards Stuart
Solicitors: CMS Cameron
Ref:
Heard by:
Reading time: 1 day
Sitting time: 5 days
WINDOW :
Floating from 5 June 2018
FIXED ON
20 July 2017
Judgment reserved on
Judgment given on
NCN:
Case Ref: HP-2016-000061 CAT: 4/5
(1) Semtech EMEA Limited (2) Gennum UK Limted v Hilight
Semiconduncntor Limited
Representatives
Claimants
Counsel: Michael Silverleaf QC, Chris Hall, David Ivison, 11 South Square
Solicitors: Irwin Mitchell Ref: Rob Coleridge
Defendants
Counsel: Alex Charlton QC, Matthew Lavy, 4 Pump Court
Solicitors: Clyde & Co Ref: Donald McCombie
Heard by:
Reading time: 3 days
Sitting time: 20 days
WINDOW :
five day window from 11
June 2018
FIXED ON
10 May 2017
Judgment reserved on
Judgment given on
NCN:
Philips –and- (1) HTC (2) Acer (3) Asus (trial 1) CAT:4
Case Ref: HP-2015-000023
Representatives
Claimants
Counsel: Mark Vanhegan QC and Adam Gamsa, 11 South Square
Solicitors: Bristows LLP, James Boon
Defendants
Counsel for Asus: Tom Hinchcliffe QC
Solicitors:
Counsel for HTC: and James Abrahams QC, 8 New Square
Solicitors: Hogan Lovells, Dominic Hoar
Heard by:
Reading time: 1 day
Sitting time: 10 days
WINDOW :
18 June 2018
FIXED ON
Judgment reserved on
Judgment given on
NCN:
CAT 3
Regen Lab SA and (1) Estar Medical Ltd (2) Estar Technologies Ltd (3)
Medira Limited (4) Lavender Medical Limited (5) Antoine Turzi
Case Ref: HP-2015-000023
Representatives
Claimants
Counsel: Andrew Lykiardopoulos QC
Solicitors: Carpmaels & Ransford
Defendants
Counsel: Richard Davies QC
Solicitors: Pearl Cohen
Heard by:
Reading time: 1 day
Sitting time: 6 days
WINDOW :
18 June 2018
FIXED ON
Judgment reserved on
Judgment given on
NCN:
Tech 21 (UK) Limited -v- Design Blue Limited - HC-2015-001242 CAT: 3
Case Ref: HC-2015-001242
Representatives
Claimants
Counsel: Alec McCluskey & Anna Edwards-Stuart
Solicitors: Hogan Lovells
Defendants
Counsel: Guy Burkill QC & Jeremy Richmond
Solicitors: Spring Law
Heard by:
Reading time: 1 ½ to 2 days
Sitting time: 7 days plus 1
day for closings
WINDOW :
2 July 2018 , 10 window
FIXED ON
7 November 2017
Judgment reserved on
Judgment given on
NCN:
Clearswift Limited v Glasswall (IP) Limited CAT:3
Case Ref: HP-2017-000019
Representatives
Claimants
Counsel: Brian Nicholson
Solicitors: CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro
Defendants
Counsel for: Richard Davis
Solicitors: Harbottle & Lewis
Heard by:
Reading time: 1 day
Sitting time: 4 days
WINDOW :
Floating in a 5 day window
from 9 July 2018
FIXED ON
Judgment reserved on
Judgment given on
NCN:
Eli Lilly and Company -v- Janssen Biotech Inc CAT: 4
Case Ref: HP-2017-000020
Representatives
Claimants
Counsel: Andrew Waugh QC Miles Copeland
Solicitors: Simmons & Simmons
Ref: SFP/AEJH
Defendants
Counsel: Justin Turner QC & Katherine Moggridge
Solicitors: Carpmaels & Ransford
Counsel for HTC: and James Abrahams QC, 8 New Square
Solicitors: Hogan Lovells, Dominic Hoar
Heard by:
Reading time: 1 day
Sitting time: 5 days + 1 day
closing
WINDOW :
16 July 2018
FIXED ON
Judgment reserved on
Judgment given on
NCN:
(1) Synthon Biopharmaceuticals B.V (2) Stichting Sanquin Bloevoorziening v
Forty Seven Inc re EP 2282772
Case Ref: HP-2016-000064 CAT: 4
Representatives
Claimants
Counsel: Michael Tappin QC
Solicitors: Powell Gilbert
Defendants
Counsel: Piers Acland
Solicitors: Bird and Bird
Heard by:
Reading time: 1 day
Sitting time: 5 days + 1 day
closing
WINDOW :
16 July 2018
FIXED ON
Judgment reserved on
Judgment given on
NCN:
CAT 3
Dr Reddy’s Labs and others v Napp Pharmaceuticals
Case Ref: HP-2016-000013
Representatives
Claimants
Counsel: Anna Edwards-Stuart
Solicitors: CMS Cameron McKenna
Ref:
Defendants
Counsel: Andrew Lykiardopoulos & James Segan
Solicitors: Powell Gilbert
Counsel for HTC: and James Abrahams QC, 8 New Square
Solicitors: Hogan Lovells, Dominic Hoar
Heard by:
Reading time: 2 days
Sitting time: 15 days
WINDOW :
1 October 2018
FIXED ON
Judgment reserved on
Judgment given on
NCN:
CAT:4
TQ Delta v Zyxel
Case Ref: HP-2017-000045
Representatives
Claimants
Counsel: Adrian Speck QC
Solicitors: Gowling
Defendants
Counsel: Daniele Selmi
Solicitors: Pinsent Masons LLP
Heard by:
Reading time: 2 days
Sitting time: 7 days and 1
day for closings
WINDOW : 5 day from 1
October 2018
FIXED ON:4 December
2017
Judgment reserved on
Judgment given on
NCN:
CAT: 3
TF3 Ltd & Conair Corpin v Koninklijke NV & Others
Case Ref: HP-2017-000017
Representatives
Claimants
Counsel: Douglas Campbell QC & Tim Austen
Solicitors: Clarke Willmot
Defendants
Counsel: Andrew Lykiardopoulos QC & Anna Edwards-Stuart
Solicitors: Bristows
Heard by:
Reading time: 1 day
Sitting time: 4 – 5 days and
1 day closings
WINDOW :
5 day Floating 15 October
2018
FIXED ON
Judgment reserved on
Judgment given on
NCN:
CAT: 3
Garmin (Europe) Limited -and- Navico Holdings A/S
Representatives
Claimants
Counsel: James Abrahams QC & Tom Hinchcliffe
Solicitors: Powell Gilbert
Defendants
Counsel: James Mellor QC
Solicitors: Venner Shipley
Heard by:
Reading time: 1 day
Sitting time:
4 days
WINDOW : 22 October
2018
FIXED ON
6 November 2017
Judgment reserved on
Judgment given on
NCN:
CAT: 3
Dynaenergentics GmbH & Co. v Geodynamics, Inc
Representatives
Claimants
Counsel: John Baldwin QC
Solicitors: Mathys & Squire
Defendants
Counsel: Anna Edwards-Stuart
Solicitors: Shoosmith
Heard by:
Reading time: 1 day
Sitting time: 5 days
WINDOW :
5 days from 22.10.18
FIXED ON
15.01.18
Judgment reserved on
Judgment given on
NCN:
CAT:4
(1) Ansell Healthcare Proucts LLC (2) Ansell UK Limited v Reckitt
Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Limited
Cas Ref: HP-2017-000011
Representatives
Claimants
Counsel: Michael Tappin QC and Kathryn Pickard
Solicitors: Kempner & Partners
Defendants
Counsel: Iain Purvis QC and Tom Alikin
Solicitors: Powell Gilbert
Heard by:
Reading time: 2 days
Sitting time: 8 days
WINDOW : 29 October
2018, 5 days
FIXED ON
23 June 2017
Judgment reserved on
Judgment given on
NCN:
CAT: 4
Accord healthcare Limited v Celgene Corporation
Case Ref: HP-2017-000037
Representatives
Claimants
Counsel: Tom Mitcheson QC & Katherine Moggeridge
Solicitors: Pinsent masons
Defendants
Counsel: Andrew Lykiardopoulos QC
Solicitors: Jones Day
Heard by:
Reading time: 1 day pre
reading & 1 day for closing
submissions
Sitting time: 6 days
WINDOW : 29 October
2018
FIXED ON: 29 September
2017
Judgment reserved on
Judgment given on
NCN:
Cat: 4
(1) Ansell Healthcare Prouducts LLC (2) Ansell UK Limited v Reckitt
Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Limited
Case Ref: HP-2017-000011
Representatives
Claimants
Counsel: Michael Tappin QC, 8 New Square and Kathryn Pickard, 11 South
Square
Solicitors: Kempner & Partners
Defendants
Counsel: Iain Purvis QC and Tom Alkin, 11 South Square
Solicitors: Powell Gilbert
Heard by:
Reading time: 2 days
Sitting time: 10 days
WINDOW : 29 October
2018 5 day window
FIXED ON
23 June 2017
Judgment reserved on
Judgment given on
NCN:
CAT: 4
Accord Healthcare Limited v Celegene Corporation
Representatives
Claimants
Counsel: Tom Mitcheson QC & Joe Delaney
Solicitors: Pinsent Masons
Defendants
Counsel: Andrew Lykiadopoulos QC
Solicitors: Jones Day
Heard by:
Reading time: 1 day pre
reading & 1 day for closing
submissions
Sitting time:
5 days
WINDOW : 26 November
2018
FIXED ON
Judgment reserved on
Judgment given on
NCN:
CAT: 5
Silence Therapeutics and Alnylam UK Limited v The Medicines Company
Ltd
Case Ref: HP-2017-000016, HP-2017-000040, HP-2017-000069
Representatives
Claimants
Counsel: Daniel Alexander QC , Isabel Jamal &Michael Conway
Solicitors: Bird & Bird and Potter Clarkson
Defendants
Counsel: Charlotte May QC , Kathry Pickard & William Duncan
Solicitors: CNS
Heard by:
Reading time:
2 days
Sitting time:10 days
WINDOW :
Fixed 3 December 2018
FIXED ON
Judgment reserved on
Judgment given on
NCN:
CAT: 3
Garmin (Europe) Limited and Koninijkle Philips NV
Case Ref:HP-2017-000068
Representatives
Claimants
Counsel: Hugo Cuddigan QC & Tom Alkin
Solicitors: Powell Gilbert
Defendants
Counsel: Brian Nicholson
Solicitors: Bristows
Heard by:
Reading time: 1 day
Sitting time: 7 days
WINDOW : 03.12.2018 5
day window
FIXED ON15.12.2017
Judgment reserved on
Judgment given on
NCN:
Cat: 2/3
Gillette -and- Wilkinson Sword and Others
Case Ref: HP-2017-000051
Representatives
Claimants
Counsel: James Abrahams QC
Solicitors: Allen & Overy
Defendants
Counsel: Andrew Lykiardopoulos & Adam Gamsa
Solicitors: Bristows
Heard by:
Reading time: 1 day
Sitting time: 3 days
WINDOW : 10 December
2018 5 day window
FIXED ON
7 November 2017
Judgment reserved on
Judgment given on
NCN:
Trials for 2019
Eli Lilly and Company v Genentech
Reading time: 2 days
Case Reference: HP-2017-000041 / HP-2017-000044
Representatives
Claimants
Counsel: Andrew Waugh QC & Stuart Baron
Solicitors: Allen & Overy
Defendants
Counsel: Michael Tappin QC, Mark Chacksfield & William Duncan
Solicitors: Marks & Clerk
Heard by:
Sitting time: 12 days,
including 2 days for closing
submissions
WINDOW : 14 January
2019 5 day window
FIXED ON
24 October 2017
Judgment reserved on
Judgment given on
NCN: