Judgement has been delivered in the 8 year legal dispute between 2 conservatory makers, with The Burnden Group claiming victory over Ultraframe. The latter must now pay a legal bill thought to exceed £5m after the decision by the Court of Appeal. Ultraframe was unsuccessful in its quest to have the court overturn a 2005 judgement in favour of Burnden; the court also refused Ultraframe permission to appeal to the House of Lords. The dispute centres on the intellectual property rights of two Ultraframe subsidiaries, Northstar & Seaquest. Ultraframe bought the businesses, which were in receivership, in the early 1990s from Burnden founder Gary Fielding. However, the deal turned sour and the two sides launched a dispute over intellectual property rights.
