From complex multi-jurisdiction infringement claims to fast-moving online infringements, we find the quickest route to the best outcome. Preventing disputes is our primary goal, but we provide pragmatic and clear guidance when they are unavoidable.
Our team has a wealth of experience of handling cases before the UKIPO, Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, High Court and Court of Appeal. We also excel in managing cross-jurisdictional disputes and coordinating teams of lawyers and attorneys in courts and IP offices around the world.
How we help:
- Bringing and defending patent infringement claims and coordinating related opposition and revocation actions in the UK and overseas.
- Resolving trade mark infringement disputes, including UKIPO opposition/cancellation actions and managing related disputes in other jurisdictions.
- Bringing and defending claims copyright, registered and unregistered design right infringement.
- Resolving breach of confidence issues and disputes involving misuse of confidential information and breach of restrictive covenants.
Our experience includes:
- Acting for high-end fashion brand Naked Wolfe in a series of IPEC and Patents Court claims for registered and unregistered design right infringement.
- Acting for a US life sciences company in an arbitration relating to a contractual interpretation dispute concerning the payment provisions of a licence.
- Acting for MomoIP LLC in a series of opposition and cancellation proceedings before the UKIPO against Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.
- Acting for a provider of multimedia content and services on a copyright infringement dispute with a content contributor and advising on IP protection.
- Representing a consumer electronics brand in three trade mark infringement disputes concerning the legality of modified parallel imports and the application of the “BMS conditions” in circumstances where branded electronic goods put on the market in the EEA have been repackaged and modified for onward resale to consumers in the UK.
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