Patents, trade marks, copyright, designs, passing off, and confidential information and trade secrets.
Commercial LawHigh Court (Intellectual Property List)4 Aug 2026[2026] EWHC 2061 (Ch)
The claimant, an IT services company, seconded the defendant, whom it employed as a project manager on a six-month probationary period, to a private members' club in London, where he had access to members' personal data including…
Intellectual Property LawThe Business and Property Courts (Patents Court)31 Jul 2026[2026] EWHC 1994 (Pat)
Four related actions in the Patents Court concerned patents belonging to Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (part of the Takeda group) protecting vedolizumab, marketed as Entyvio®, for moderately to severely active ulcerative…
Company LawThe Court of Appeal of England and Wales (Civil Division)6 Oct 2015[2015] EWCA Civ 1002Added 24 Aug 2026
Optaglio Limited, founded by Mr Philip Hudson in about 2000, manufactures optical technology including holographic security foils and labels, and by 2006 had a turnover of some £15 million and a Czech subsidiary, Optaglio s.r.o…
Administrative / Public LawThe Administrative Court (Queen's Bench Division)17 Jul 2015[2015] EWHC 2041 (Admin)Added 24 Aug 2026
The claimants — the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, the Musicians' Union and UK Music 2009 Limited — sought judicial review of the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills's decision to…
Intellectual Property LawThe Business and Property Courts (Patents Court)26 Nov 2007[2007] EWHC 2770 (Pat)Added 24 Aug 2026
Mr Bernard Edgar Anning filed a UK patent application on 24 November 2000, which received application no. GB 0028762.3 and was published on 29 May 2002. The preliminary examination report under section 17(2) of the Patents Act…