NIPC Law

Anthony M. Rome,  - Flickr, CC BY 2.0,  Source   Jane Lambert Court of Appeal (Lords Justices Davis, Arnold and Popplewell)  Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Co Ltd v Celgard, LLC (Rev 1) [2020] EWCA Civ 1293 (9 Oct 2020) This was an appeal from Mr Justice Trower's decision in    Celgard, LLC v Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Co Ltd [2020] EWHC 2072 (Ch) (30 July 2020) which I discussed in  Trade Secrets - Celgard, LLC v Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Co Ltd . on 31 July 2020. The action was for breach of confidence and infringement of Directive (EU) 2016/943 ("the Trade Secrets Directive") .  The claimant, Celgard LLC, had obtained from Mr Justice Trower an interim injunction and permission to serve process on Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Co Ltd. ("Shenzhen") outside the jurisdiction. Shenzhen appealed on the ground that the judge had been wrong to hold that there was a serious issue to be tried and that England was the appro...

By Tkarcher - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21882537 Jane Lambert Chancery Division  (Mr Justice Trower)   Celgard, LLC v Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Co Ltd  [2020] EWHC 2072 (Ch) (30 July 2020) This was an application by Celgard LLC ("Celgard") for an interim injunction to restrain Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Co Ltd ("Senior") from placing its battery separators onto the UK market or importing them into the United Kingdom on the ground that such marketing and importation would infringe Celgard's rights under the Trade Secrets Directive ( Directive (EU) 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure (Text with EEA relevance ) OJ L 157, 15.6.2016, p. 1–18) and at common law.  Celgard al...