SkyKick UK Ltd v Sky Ltd [2024] UKSC 36
marcuscleaver · SkyKick UK Ltd v Sky Ltd [2024] UKSC 36 An eight-year trademark dispute over the word ‘sky’ comes to a head in the Supreme Court. uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Category Archives: Intellectual Property
Lifestyle Equities v Ahmed [2024] UKSC 17
marcuscleaver · Lifestyle Equities v Ahmed [2024] UKSC 17 In this episode, we examine the nature of the corporate veil in the context of trade mark infringements. uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Lifestyle Equities v Amazon UK Services Ltd [2024] UKSC 8
marcuscleaver · Lifestyle Equities v Amazon UK Services Ltd [2024] UKSC 8 Did Amazon’s website in the U.S. breach the UK’s trade mark law by advertising goods for sale that could be delivered to the UK? uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
[2023] UKSC 48 and 49
marcuscleaver · [2023] UKSC 48 and 49 In this double episode we cover a case about someone who got sick on holiday and then think about whether an AI should be considered to be an inventor. uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
What does Brexit Mean for Parallel Trade & Trade Mark Exhaustion?
By Elisha Juttla During the UK’s EU membership, the law governing trade marks was harmonised across the EU. Trade-marked goods sold in one EU state could be exported and sold in another EU state in accordance with free trade and free movement of goods. This
The Huawei and ZTE Litigation [2020] UKSC 37
marcuscleaver · The Huawei and ZTE Litigation [2020] UKSC 37 A breach of several patents raises questions about the operation of intellectual property law in the mobile phone market and the behaviour of certain Chinese companies. The Supreme Court decides on a range of issues
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc v Kymab Ltd [2020] UKSC 27
As the research to find a vaccine for the coronavirus continues in earnest the case in this episode involves a patent that might hold part of the answer. The dispute gets to the heart of patent law and the balance that has to be struck
Shanks v Unilever Plc [2019] UKSC 45
The invention of the electrochemical capillary fill device (ECFD) represented an important development for blood glucose sensors but the inventor, Professor Ian Shanks, never saw a penny himself. In this case we follow his bid to be compensated properly for his work and critique the
Actavis Group v ICOS Corporation [2019] UKSC 15
The use of Viagra as treatment for erectile dysfunction is well known but there are alternatives that exist which arguably work more effectively. In this episode we examine a patent relating to the dosage used for one such alternative, Cialis. However in order to achieve
Actavis UK Ltd v Eli Lilly and Company [2017] UKSC 48
When Actavis took a new medical treatment to market, Eli Lilly thought it looked familiar. They had their own product that had been patented and the one from Actavis was only a slight variation. In this episode we explore the issues that arose surrounding intellectual