Patents - Nicoventures Trading Ltd v Philip Morris Products
Jane Lambert Patents Court (Michael Tappin KC) Nicoventures Trading Ltd v Philip Morris Products SA and another [2023] EWHC 854 (Pat) (18 April 2023 This was a claim by Nicoventures Trading Ltd ("Nicoventures") for the revocation of European patent (UK) 3266323 B1 ("323") and European patent (UK) 3741225 B1 ("225") held by Philip Morris Products SA ("Philip Morris") on grounds of obviousness and added matter and a counterclaim by Philip Morris against Nicoventures and its parent company British American Tobacco (Investments) Ltd ("BAT") for infringement of 323 The parties had agreed that if claim 1 of 323 was obvious then so too would claim 1 of 225. The allegedly infringing products were ‘glo’ tobacco heating devices and their associated consumables. The action and counterclaim came on before Mr Michael Tappin KC sitting as a deputy judge of the High Court on 20, 21, 22 and 27 March 2023. Mr Tappin handed do...