Autostore Technology AS v Ocado Group Plc [2023] EWHC 716 (Pat)
AutoStore asserted a series of patents directed to warehousing robots against Ocado’s robotic warehousing system. The main patents were found invalid on the grounds of prior publication by AutoStore to the Russian Central Bank without obligation of confidence. They were also found not to be infringed by Ocado’s robots on the basis of their fundamentally different design features. Iain Purvis KC, Piers Acland KC and Tom Alkin appeared Ocado. Kathryn Pickard appeared for AutoStore.