Barrister dealing with intellectual property, competition, media and entertainment, franchise, information technology and commercial cases. Cases include
View v EUIPO (T-49/19) (General Court, slogan trade marks)
Cinkciarz v EUIPO (T-84-19) (General Court, Mastercard, trade mark, use of overlapping circles)
Beverly Hills Teddy Bear v PMs [2019] EWHC 2419 (design right, reference to CJEU)
Dansac and ors v Salts Healthcare and ors [2019] EWHC 104 (trade marks, parallel imports)
Graffica v University of Birmingham (High Court, computer software)
T-215/17 Apple v Pear Technologies (General Court, Feb 2019)
T-104/17 Apple v APO (General Court, EU, April 2018)
T-223/16 Apple v Massive Bionics (General Court, EU, July 2017)
T-893/16 Apple v Xiaomi (General Court, Dec 2017)
UPL v AgchemAccess [2017] EWHC 1880 (large scale commercial dispute, agrochemical)
Epoch v Character Options [2017] EWHC 556 (patent infringement/validity, Patents Court)
Soulcycle v Matalan [2017] EWHC 496 (trade mark appeal, High Court)
Future Enterprise v EUIPO (MACCOFFEE) (T-518/13, General Court)
Dalsouple v Dalsouple [2014] EWHC 3963 -trade marks, invalidity proceedings, meaning of consent in art.4(5) Directive (High Court).
Wearn v HNH [2014] EWHC 3542 - abuse of process, music industry, breach of contract (High Court).
Pendle Metalwares Walter Page ] EWHC 1140 - damages inquiry, design right infringement, additional damages (High Court).
Volkswagen v Garcia [2014] FSR 12 - confidential information, freedom of expression, interim injunctions, mathematical algorithms (High Court).
McNeil v OHIM (NICORETTE/NICORONO) - General Court, EU.
Brigade v Amber Valley [2013] EWPCC 16 - patent infringement and validity.
Seven Arts v Content Media Corp plc [2013] EWHC 588 - copyright, films, issue estoppel, privity by estate, assignment (High Court).
Oracle (Sun Microsystems) v M-Tech Data Ltd [2012] 1 W.L.R. 202 - parallel imports, free movement of goods, trade marks (Supreme Court).
Pendle Metalwares v Walter Page Limited - design right and passing off, infringement, 29th July 2012 (judgment of Stuart Isaacs QC).
Golden Eye v Telefonica [2013] E.M.L.R. 1 - High Court, application for Norwich Pharmacal.
Bsc (Natural Sciences (physics, computing, mathematics, psychology)
Called 1987; Inner Temple. Publications: ‘Tritton on Intellectual Property in Europe’ (5th ed, Thomson Reuters, 2018); ‘Merchandising Intellectual Property’ (3rd ed, 2007). This book is cited often by Advocate-Generals in Court of Justice cases.
Qualified mediator. Chairman of National Office of Animal Health Code of Practice Committee. Director of Complaints, British Specialist Nutrition Association (BSNA)
Chairman of Rhino Ark (UK), environmental charity
Computer programmer. Jazz Pianist
Chancery Bar Association; Intellectual Property Bar Association; Bar European Group; Intellectual Property Lawyers Association.
Durham University (BSc Natural Sciences).
Jazz pianist, cycling, sailing and reading.