ewhc ch 2023 1893

Neutral Citation Number: [2023] EWHC 1893(Ch) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LIST (ChD) Rolls Building, Fetter Lane London, EC4A 1NL Date: 25 th July 2023 Before : THE HON MR JUSTICE MELLOR - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Claim No. IL-2022-000035 Between : (1) DR CRAIG STEVEN WRIGHT Claimants (2) WRIGHT INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED - and - (1) COINBASE GLOBAL, INC. Defendants (2) CB PAYMENTS, LTD (3) COINBASE EUROPE LIMITED (4) COINBASE, INC. Claim No. IL-2022-000036 Between : (1) DR CRAIG STEVEN WRIGHT Claimants (2) WRIGHT INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED - and - (1) PAYWARD, INC. Defendants (2) PAYWARD LTD. (3) PAYWARD VENTURES, INC. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Michael Hicks and Racheal Muldoon (instructed by ONTIER LLP) for the Claimants Kathryn Pickard (instructed by Allen & Overy LLP) for the Coinbase Defendants Philip Roberts KC and Alaina Newnes (instructed by Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP) for the Kraken Defendants Hearing dates: 25th & 26th May 2023 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - APPROVED JUDGMENT