In the courts - July 2010

With the next monthly podcast in mind, here's a brief summary list of judgments in July. To this will be added several General Court decisions on appeals from OHIM, no doubt.
Court of Appeal:

• Schlumberger Holdings Ltd v Electromagnetic Geoservices AS [2010] EWCA Civ 819  - skilled person
  
• Diageo North America Inc & Anor v Intercontinental Brands (ICB) Ltd & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 920 (30 July 2010) - registrability of Vodkat trade mark
  

Patents Court:

• Dyson v Vax (29 July)
• Alan Nuttall Ltd v Fri-Jado UK Ltd & Anor [2010] EWHC 1966 (Pat) (30 July 2010) - payment on account of damages
• Leo Pharma A/S & Anor v Sandoz Ltd [2010] EWHC 1911 (Pat) (27 July 2010)  - limitations of slip rule
• Yeda Research and Development Company Ltd v Comptroller General of Patents [2010] EWHC 1733 (Pat) (12 July 2010)  - SPCs
• Fosroc International Ltd v WR Grace & Co - Conn [2010] EWHC 1702 (Pat) (12 July 2010)  - added matter and intermdiate generalisations
• Abbott Laboratories Ltd v Medinol Ltd [2010] EWHC 1731 (Pat) (01 July 2010)  - application for specific disclosure in patent revocation action

Chancery Division:

• Experience Hendrix Llc & Anor v Times Newspapers Ltd [2010] EWHC 1986 (Ch) (30 July 2010) 
• SAS Institute Inc v World Programming Ltd [2010] EWHC 1829 (Ch) - software copyright - reference to CJEU
• Best Buy Co Inc and another v Worldwide Sales Corporation Espana SL [2010] EWHC 1666 (Ch)  - groundless threats of TM infringement action
  
  
  
  

CJEU:

• Case C-428/08, Monsanto Technology LLC v Cefetra BV and Others - effect of biotech patent
• Case C 558/08 Portakabin Ltd and Portakabin BV v Primakabin BV - Adwords - when use legitimate
• Case C 214/09 P, Anheuser-Busch Inc. v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market, Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik - registration of Budweiser trade mark
  
  

General Court:

• Case T-321/05 AstraZeneca v Commission - abuse of dominant position