BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LIST (ChD)
PATENTS COURT
7 Rolls Buildings Fetter Lane London EC4A 1NL |
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B e f o r e :
(Sitting as a Judge of the Chancery Division)
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TQ DELTA, LLC (a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, USA |
Claimant |
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(1) ZYXEL COMMUNICATIONS UK LIMITED (2) ZYXEL COMMUNICATIONS A/S (a company incorporated under the laws of Denmark) |
Defendants |
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1st Floor, Quality House, 6-9 Quality Court, Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1HP.
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MR. JAMES ABRAHAMS QC (instructed by Pinsent Masons LLP) appeared for the Defendants
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Crown Copyright ©
MR. RECORDER CAMPBELL QC:
Introduction
"A. Permission to rely on a sector expert, Dr Michael Peeters, in the field of the DSL and broadband technology.
B. Permission to rely on the evidence of a financial expert, Dr Matthew Lynde, in substitution for Mr James Pampinella (for whom ZyXEL has permission).
C. Permission to amend its Statement of Case on RAND, in light of the evidence of Dr Lynde (i.e. to bring ZyXEL's pleaded case into line with its expert evidence).
D. The addition of two further individuals to the confidentiality club established in these proceedings.
E. An extension of time for the service of expert evidence."
The additional expert application
Chronology
The parties' arguments on the additional expert application
"… is able to comment knowledgeably as to the technology, regulatory situation, and infrastructure situation in at least the main markets throughout the world."
Again, this also seems to be extremely broad.
The expert substitution application
"Mr. Pampinella understood from Mr. Pu that the spreadsheet containing ZyXEL's worldwide sales and cost of goods sold contains incomplete information for certain types of direct costs."
The confidentiality application