Protomed Ltd v Medication Systems Ltd & Ors

Protomed Ltd v Medication Systems Ltd & Ors

The claimant does not have a good arguable case for infringement because the defendants' product does not satisfy the patent requirement for both compartments and pots, with pots received within compartments. The patent's wording is clear and requires a significant 3D element to 'compartments', which the defendants' product lacks.

Parties
Claimant: Protomed Limited; Defendant: Medication Systems Limited; Defendant: Caremeds Limited; Defendant: Identicare Limited; Defendant: John Rowley; Defendant: Paul Burns
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
10 December 2012
Procedural Posture
Civil / Interim Injunction Application
Outcome
Application dismissed
Legal Topics
Patent Infringement, Interim Injunction, Patent Construction
Intellectual Property Patent Infringement Interim Injunction Patent Construction

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Parties

Protomed Limited

Claimant

Medication Systems Limited

Defendant

Caremeds Limited

Defendant

Identicare Limited

Defendant

John Rowley

Defendant

Paul Burns

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil / Interim Injunction Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the defendants' product infringes the claimant's patent by having 'individual spaced compartments' with 'pots individually removably received within the respective compartments'
  2. 2 Whether the claimant has a good arguable case for patent infringement sufficient to justify an interim injunction

Ratio Decidendi

The claimant does not have a good arguable case for infringement because the defendants' product does not satisfy the patent requirement for both compartments and pots, with pots received within compartments. The patent's wording is clear and requires a significant 3D element to 'compartments', which the defendants' product lacks.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed

Orders

  • Application for interim injunction dismissed