London Bar
Intellectual property
Leading silk3Martin Howe KC – 8 New Square
8 New Square Intellectual Property
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Martin Howe KC
- Phone020 7405 4321
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Position
Barrister specialising in all aspects of intellectual property (patents, trade marks, copyrights, designs, confidential information etc) and EU and post-Brexit law on free movement of goods and services; many hi-tech cases, with particular emphasis on computing, information technology and internet; also extensive experience in biotechnology/genetic engineering cases; regularly appears before the EPO in Munich and (pre-exit) before ECJ in Luxembourg. Please see website entry at www.8newsquare.co.uk for recent cases.
Career
QC 1996; worked as computer programmer for IBM (UK) and a software house before coming to the Bar; editor ‘Russell-Clarke and Howe on Industrial Designs’ (6th ed – 10th ed, 2022); Appointed Person for hearing designs appeals (2018-current); Member Commission on a Bill of Rights for the UK (2010-2012); joint editor ‘Halsbury Laws on Trade Marks’ (1986, 2000).
Memberships
Intellectual Property Bar Association (IPBA); The Intellectual Property Lawyers Organisation (TIPLO).
Education
Trinity Hall, Cambridge (1977 BA Engineering and Law; 1979 MA).
Mentions
London Bar
IT and telecoms: projects and services
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London Bar
Media and entertainment
Leading silk2Martin Howe KC – 8 New Square ‘Martin's legal analysis is extremely thorough and he is very good at thinking outside of the box and coming up with creative solutions. He combines his expertise in IP law with an encyclopedic knowledge of the law generally, which makes him a huge asset on any especially complex matters.’