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Mr Douglas Campbell KC KC
Position
Barrister specialising in all aspects of intellectual property and information technology law. Silk 2016, Appointed Recorder in 2010, Deputy High Court Judge in 2015. Former member of Attorney-General’s Panel of Junior Counsel, 2010-2015. Called to Bar of Ireland in 2021, Unified Patent Court (UPC) legal representative as of May 2024..Registered as a legal practitioner in the Dubai International Financial Centre in May 2024, and appeared as leading counsel in the first intellectual property case heard there under the DIFC IP Law. Editor of Terrell on the Law of Patents, published in its 20th edition as the leading practitioner text on UK patent law.
Has acted for many leading companies in the electronics, telecommunications, chemical, pharmaceutical, technology, consumer products and other industries. Recent UK cases include Marks & Spencer v Aldi [2024] EWCA Civ 178 (registered design), Industrial Cleaning Equipment (Southampton) Ltd v Intelligent Cleaning Equipment Holdings, [2023] EWCA Civ 1451 (trade mark, acquiescence, departure from retained EU law), Interdigital v Lenovo [2023] EWCA Civ 34, [2023] EWHC 1577 (Pat), [2023] EWHC 172 (Pat) (patent for 4G/LTE mobile telecommunications); Dr Reddy’s v Warner-Lambert [2023] EWCA Civ 73, [2022] EWHC 189 (Pat), (damages enquiry on cross-undertaking, abuse of process); Neurim v Teva [2022] EWHC 1641 (Pat) (interim injunction, pharmaceutical patent); Fit Kitchen v Scratch Meals [2022] WLUK 350 (trade mark, equitable defences); Salt Ship v Prysmian [2021] EWHC 3583 (Comm) (designs, trade secrets, and publicity order); Planet Art LLc v Photobox [2020] ETMR 35 (trade mark, passing off, whether mark descriptive) Freshasia Foods v Lu [2019] EWHC 638 (Ch) (confidential information, restrictive covenants) Frank v Nike [2018] EWHC 1893 (Ch), [2018] EWCA Civ 497 (trade mark, interim injunction, social media); AP Racing v Alcon Components [2018] EWCA Civ 1420 (patent); Cantel Medical v Arc [2018] EWHC 345 (Pat) (patent, medical devices, designs); London Taxi v Frazer Nash [2018] FSR 7, CA (shape trade mark); Icescape v Ice World [2019] FSR 5, CA (leading CA case on patent infringement; entitlement to priority); Comic v Fox [2016] FSR 31, CA (validity of a series of trade marks); [2016] FSR 30, CA (leading UK case on trade mark infringement; “Glee” TV programme); Teva v Boehringer Ingelheim [2015] EWHC 2963 (patent, pharmaceuticals); Phil & Ted’s Most Excellent Buggy Co v TFK Trends for Kids [2014] EWCA Civ 469, [2013] EWPCC 21 (patent); Vector v Glatt [2007] EWCA Civ 805, CA (added matter, patent); Coflexip v Stena Offshore [2004] FSR 34, CA (estoppel, damages); Stena v Irish Ferries [2003] RPC 668, CA (special defences to patent infringement); Helmet Integrated Systems Ltd v Tunnard [2007] FSR 34 16, CA (employee’s duties); Dyson v Qualtex [2006] RPC 31, CA (design right); Thermos v Aladdin [2002] FSR 11 (CA) (registered design).
Career
Called 1993, Inner Temple;
Languages
Japanese, French.
Memberships
IP Bar Association; Chancery Bar Association.
Education
Dollar Academy, Dollar; Hertford College, Oxford (1988 First Class Hons with Distinction in Quantum Chemistry); City University, London (1992 Diploma in Law with Distinction); Inner Temple Major scholarship. Pegasus Scholar to Mallesons Stephen Jacques, Melbourne, Australia, in 1996.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Intellectual property
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Douglas Campbell KC – Three New Square ‘Douglas is very good with the client, with a practical and commercial approach.’
‘IP powerhouse’ Three New Square is home to a number of active barristers including Guy Burkill KC, who boasts particular expertise in the patent litigation arena, especially in cases surrounding the telecoms and technology industries. Douglas Campbell KC is another notable silk, and he practices in patent, trade mark, and confidential information cases. Thomas Hinchliffe KC also specialises in patent-related work, specifically in cases involving the pharmaceutical, biotechnological and computing sectors. Tom Mitcheson KC is another active team member who has been instructed on a large volume of leading and high-profile cases. Turning to the juniors, Denise McFarland has a thriving trade marks practice, and Tim Austen regularly appears before a range of courts for his clients, including the Patents Court, the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, the Court of Appeal, and the Commercial Court, as well as the EPO.
London Bar > IT and telecoms: projects and services
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Three New Square is widely regarded as an ‘excellent set’ for IP matters and has developed a strong bench of expertise in the field of information technology, particularly technical matters concerning electronics. In Nokia v Oneplus and Oppo, Guy Burkill KC acted for the Chinese manufacturer in two separate patent infringements related to various aspects of mobile phone technology. Douglas Campbell KC represented two out of the five claimants in Interdigital v Lenovo & Motorola, a complex dispute before the Patents Court regarding 4G and LTE mobile technology. Miles Copeland brings particular knowledge of patent disputes concerning mobile phones, tablets and the internet.