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Fiona Clark

Fiona Clark

Barrister specialising in all aspects of intellectual property law including related contractual and EU matters, breach of confidence, trade libel and geographical designations of origin; has a particular interest in trade marks and in copyright and designs (both registered and unregistered); also has extensive experience of product branding (particularly in the food and beverage, fashion and lifestyle sectors) and in media and entertainment law; practice embraces a wide range of cases with technical content covering areas such as mechanical and construction engineering, architectural design and textiles. Please see website entry at www.8newsquare.co.uk for recent cases.
Martin Howe KC

Martin Howe KC

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.
Jaani Riordan

Jaani Riordan

Junior with technical background in computer science and expertise in all fields of intellectual property, media and IT disputes. Particular experience in disputes involving the internet, telecoms, cybersecurity and AI. Author of leading textbook on intermediary liability. Regularly instructed in website blocking orders, interim injunctions, jurisdiction disputes, and IP/licensing arbitrations. Recent cases include: Warner Music v TuneIn [2021] EWCA Civ 441 (copyright); Facebook v Voxer [2021] EWHC 1377 (video streaming patent); Insulet v Roche [2021] EWHC 1933 (medical device patent); Apple v Swatch [2021] EWHC 719 (trade marks); TOT v Vodafone [2021] EWHC 46 (trade secrets; jurisdiction); Wheat v Google [2020] EWHC 27 (jurisdiction); SEL v BDL [2020] EWHC 2004 (IT contract damages inquiry).
James St Ville KC

James St Ville KC

James St.Ville is a barrister specialising in intellectual property and IT law, including patents, EPO oppositions, confidential information, registered designs, unregistered design rights, copyright, database rights, trade marks, passing off, trade libel, and IT and computer contract disputes many of which deal with complex engineering, electronics and software.  He is a chartered engineer with substantial experience of commercial electronics, optical communications and engineering research.  He has expertise in interim injunctions including search orders, Norwich Pharmacal orders, disk imaging orders, delivery up of source code, ex-parte injunctions to identify and deal with computer hackers, jurisdiction disputes, pre-action disclosure, third party disclosure, UK Border Agency seizures and disputes over letters of request and the examination of witnesses for the purpose of foreign proceedings.  Recent cases include Cabo v MGA (ongoing 2021 – alleged threats of patent infringement proceedings and breaches of competition law), Centek v Giles (2020 - breach of confidence, copyright and committal for contempt), TQ Delta v ZyXEL [2020] FSR 10 (CA) (SEPs and FRAND/RAND determination), Prosyscor v Netsweeper (2019 - internet authentication), Spin Master v PMS [2017] Bus LR 1627 (registered designs), Epoch v Character Options [2017] FSR 42 (water fusible polyhedral beads), Positec v Husqvarna [2016] Bus LR 714 (robotic lawn mowers), VPG v Air-Weigh [2016] FSR 4 (vehicle weighing) and Procter and Gamble v Star Global [2016] RPC 19 (parallel imports).