SYSTEM PRODUCTS UK LTD v TRUSCOTT TERRACE HOLDINGS LLC

Abstract

H1 Registered designs – Validity – Bottle shapes – Novelty – Res judicata – Issue estoppel – Clarity of pleading – Whether ground now relied upon could and should have been raised in earlier proceedings – Whether sister companies were “privies” – Use of “Wayback Machine” evidence – Litigants without professional representation – Appeal to Appointed Person