IP disputes

Advising clients at all stages of the litigation lifecycle on UK and cross-border disputes, from pre-action correspondence rights through to the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, High Court and Court of Appeal
Assisting clients in seeking commercial settlements at all stages of a claim, including through alternative dispute resolution I regularly draft and negotiate settlement and coexistence agreements
Advising on online enforcement issues such as domain name and website infringements, and have carried out successful Nominet complaints and UDRP/URS applications to obtain transfer of infringing domain names
Examples of recent work include: advising an AI-powered finance business on trade mark infringement; advising national supermarket on trade mark dispute stemming from its new product range; advising medical device company on a patent infringement dispute; advising creative agency on use of its copyright protected images

Intellectual property

Advising clients on IP issues within their business such as advertising campaigns, product or brand launches, providing clearance and strategic advice to avoid infringement issues This includes advise on licence options such as through the NLA
Working with our trade mark attorney team to advise on the prosecution of trade marks and management of large portfolios, often with an international aspect, and with an eye on overall protection
Supporting our attorneys with running opposition and invalidity actions in the UK Intellectual Property Office and EU Intellectual Property Office regimes

Notable cases

Combe International LLC and Combe International Limited v Dr August Wolff GMBH & Co KG Arzneimittel and Acdoco Limited [2021] EWHC 3347 (Ch) and [2022] EWCA Civ 1562 – acting for Dr Wolff and Acdoco in the High Court and Court of Appeal, defending a claim for trade mark infringement and passing off, and a counterclaim for invalidity and declaration of non-infringement Now the leading case for statutory acquiescence Also advised on simultaneous EUIPO and UKIPO proceedings between the parties
Soluble Technologies Group LLC v Britvic Soft Drinks Ltd (2022) – acting for Britvic in a patent infringement dispute in the IPEC and counterclaim for invalidity, which we successfully settled prior to exchange of expert evidence
Ecotricity Group Limited v Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (2020) – acting for Ecotricity in a trade mark infringement and passing off dispute, which we successfully settled immediately prior to trial
Student Union Lettings Limited v Essex Student Lets Limited [2018] EWHC 419 (IPEC) – acting for Essex Student Lets defending proceedings against them for trade mark infringement and passing off in the IPEC
Coreix Limited v Coretx Holdings Plc and others [2017] EWHC 1695 (IPEC) – acting for Coretx defending proceedings against them for trade mark infringement and passing off in the IPEC

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