England - London • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
DLA Piper
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DLA Piper’s IP offering covers a broad range of issues, from global brand portfolio management and IP litigation, to acquisitions and design advisory work. The team is particularly active in the media, sport and entertainment arenas, as well as retail and fashion sectors. Practice head Ruth Hoy is known for her litigation expertise, especially within the retail and fashion sectors. Managing partner Simon Levine fields a strong practice in the media and entertainment sphere, as well as technology and sports, while Duncan Calow is experienced in various issues, including copyright, advertising law and IP-related gambling matters, to name a few. Patricia Collis specialises in portfolio management of trade mark and design rights on a global scale, while Nick Fitzpatrick has considerable expertise in copyright, sport and film, among others. Claire Sng advises on the full gamut of soft IP issues, with particular experience in handling the intersection between IP and advertising law issues, and John Wilks focuses on the media, sport and technology sectors.
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Testimonials
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‘A top-quality IP practice.’
‘Ruth Hoy is a fantastic partner there - formidable but charming at the same time, it's a beguiling mix that clients seem to love.’
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Key clients
- Nike
- The Football Association Premier League Limited
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Work highlights
- Advising Danaher on IP issues in the context of multi-jurisdictional acquisitions, including: a life sciences start up specialising in organoid development and manufacture; including complex IP issues around inventorship, jointly owned IP arising out of publicly funded research collaborations with academic institutions, risk areas in material evaluation agreements, licensing agreements and researcher employment contracts, and transfer and confidentiality obligations around know how and trade secrets.
- Advising Football Dataco Limited (FBC) on IP and competition issues in relation to a High court claim the organization made against a rival data company and a representative selection of its data scouts based on: (i) breach of obligations of confidence owed by those partis to FDC in respect of the in-play data; and (ii) unlawful means conspiracy (the unlawful means being: (a) breach of the ticketing terms and ground regulations; (b) breach of confidence; and (c) trespass. The parties reached a negotiated settlement.
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