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England and Wales Intellectual Property List precedent: Reply and Defence to Counterclaim—UK Registered, Unregistered and Supplementary Unregistered Design Infringement, addressing validity disputes and unjustified threats (IPEC/Patents Court)

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Case No. [ insert claim number ]

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE

BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS OF ENGLAND & WALES

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LIST (ChD)

[ INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ENTERPRISE COURT (IPEC) OR PATENTS COURT ]

BETWEEN: [ insert full name of claimant ] Claimant

and [ insert full name of defendant ] Defendant


REPLY AND DEFENCE TO COUNTERCLAIM


REPLY

Preliminary Points

  1. Unless indicated otherwise, in this Reply and Defence to Counterclaim any paragraph references are to those in the Defence and Counterclaim.
  2. The Claimant contests the Defendant’s allegations and contentions in the Defence and Counterclaim in their entirety, except to the extent that they amount to admissions.

The Claimant's Rights

Registered Design

  1. Paragraph 5 is denied. The Registered Design is neither currently nor at any material time has been invalid for the reasons advanced in the Defence and Counterclaim [ and/or in the Grounds of Invalidity set out at Annex 1 ], as alleged or otherwise. It is asserted that [ insert grounds upon which the validity of the registered design should be upheld ].

UK Unregistered Design

  1. Paragraph 7 is denied...
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Kendal Watkinson
Kendal Watkinson

Since being called to the Bar in 2021, Kendal has established a wide practice spanning all areas of soft IP and media law. She has a particular expertise in designs, copyright, database rights, trade marks and confidential information, in addition to related contractual and jurisdictional issues. Just three months after taking tenancy, Kendal conducted her first solo IPEC trial against experienced senior counsel.Kendal appears regularly as both sole and junior counsel in the IPEC, High Court, Court of Appeal, UKIPO, and before the Appointed Person. She has acted in some widely reported cases, including AGA v Uk Innovation [2024] and WaterRower v Liking [2024], which was awarded Impact Case of the Year at the Managing IP Awards 2025. She is also an ADR qualified mediator and a contributor to Copinger and Skone James on...

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