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Intellectual property 2026_IEHC_655

Choice Broadcasting Limited -v- Bauer Audio Ireland Limited

The High Court dismissed Choice Broadcasting’s passing off claim, and held that the CLASSIC HITS trade mark was invalid and revocable for non-use.

  • Registered trade mark validity
  • Distinctiveness
  • Descriptive marks
  • Non-use revocation
  • Radio broadcasting brands
  • Survey evidence
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Civil procedure 2026_IEHC_644

Runbuk Inc -v- Ice Cap Adventures and David Kelly

The High Court refused to set aside an ex parte order giving effect to Letters Rogatory from Florida, despite non-disclosure issues and objections that the request was oppressive.

  • Letters rogatory
  • Non-disclosure on ex parte application
  • Oppressiveness
  • Discovery versus oral evidence
  • Trademark dispute context
  • Letters-rogatory
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Intellectual property 2026_IEHC_617

Merck Serono S.A. -v- The Controller of Intellectual Property

The High Court upheld the refusal of Merck Serono’s SPC application for Mavenclad, holding that Santen barred reliance on a later authorisation for the same active ingredient.

  • Supplementary protection certificate
  • Second medical use patents
  • Marketing authorisation
  • Interpretation of article 3 of regulation (ec) no. 469/2009
  • Article 267 tfeu reference
  • Santen
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Civil procedure [2026] IEHC 178

People Centre, INC [D/B/A Rippling] and Anor v O'Brien and Ors [No. 1] (Approved)

People Centre, INC [D/B/A Rippling] and Anor v O'Brien and Ors [No. 1] (Approved) [2026] IEHC 178 (20 March 2026)

The High Court set aside the joinder of three Deel defendants, holding that Order 15 rule 13 did not allow joinder once the original issues with Mr O'Brien had been settled.

  • Joinder of parties
  • Court jurisdiction
  • Trade secrets
  • Settlement agreements
  • Joinder-of-parties
  • Irish-civil-procedure
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Intellectual property [2025] IEHC 660

Glaxosmithkline Biologicals SA v Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals UnLtd Company & Ors (Approved)

Glaxosmithkline Biologicals SA v Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals UnLtd Company & Ors (Approved) [2025] IEHC 660 (14 November 2025)

The High Court held that patent infringement proceedings should be entered in the Commercial List and assigned to the Intellectual Property and Technology List despite delay, finding no compelling reason to refuse entry.

  • Patent infringement
  • Court procedure
  • Case management
  • Patent-infringement
  • Commercial-list
  • Intellectual-property-procedure
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Intellectual property [2025] IEHC 500

Sandoz AG & Ors v Bayer Intellectual Property GMBH [No. 2] (Approved)

Sandoz AG & Ors v Bayer Intellectual Property GMBH [No. 2] (Approved) [2025] IEHC 500 (22 September 2025)

The High Court refused Bayer’s application for permanent confidentiality orders and redactions, holding that open justice prevailed and no pressing risk was proved.

  • Patent law
  • Confidentiality in litigation
  • Open justice
  • Trade secrets
  • Redaction of judgments
  • Confidentiality-in-litigation
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Intellectual property [2025] IEHC 465

Sky UK Ltd v Dunbar (Approved)

Sky UK Ltd v Dunbar (Approved) [2025] IEHC 465 (20 August 2025)

The High Court entered judgment for Sky UK Limited, awarding €480,000 and permanent injunctions against David Dunbar after admitted IPTV copyright infringement and related contempt breaches.

  • Copyright infringement
  • Anton piller orders
  • Mareva injunctions
  • Civil contempt
  • Criminal contempt
  • Damages
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Civil procedure [2025] IEHC 537

Yoplait Ireland Ltd v Nutricia Ireland Ltd [No. 2] (Approved)

Yoplait Ireland Ltd v Nutricia Ireland Ltd [No. 2] (Approved) [2025] IEHC 537 (31 July 2025)

The High Court held that Yoplait’s interlocutory injunction and costs application costs should be costs in the cause, with no order as to Nutricia’s costs.

  • Costs
  • Interlocutory injunction
  • Passing off
  • Interlocutory-injunction
  • Passing-off
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Intellectual property [2025] IEHC 462

Choice Broadcasting Ltd v Bauer Audio Ireland Ltd (Approved)

Choice Broadcasting Ltd v Bauer Audio Ireland Ltd (Approved) [2025] IEHC 462 (30 July 2025)

The High Court held that an interim injunction against using “Greatest Hits Radio” did not extend to “GHR”, and refused to extend it pending trial.

  • Passing off
  • Trademark infringement
  • Interlocutory injunctions
  • Undertaking as to damages
  • Interlocutory-injunctions
  • Passing-off
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Intellectual property [2025] IEHC 301

Yoplait Ireland Ltd v Nutrica Ireland Ltd (Approved)

Yoplait Ireland Ltd v Nutrica Ireland Ltd (Approved) [2025] IEHC 301 (02 May 2025)

The High Court granted Yoplait an interlocutory injunction restraining Nutricia from launching Skyr products with arguably confusingly similar blue-and-white get-up pending trial.

  • Passing off
  • Trade dress
  • Interlocutory injunction
  • Goodwill
  • Consumer confusion
  • Passing-off
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