Jamie Muir Wood



Profile
Jamie completed a combined Bachelor of Arts and Master of Natural Sciences degree at the University of Cambridge, focussing on materials science. Afterwards, Jamie remained at Cambridge to undertake a doctorate in materials science, looking at shape memory materials, and further postdoctoral research, creating metal foams for air batteries.
Jamie then left academia to spend 5 years working in the construction industry, initially assisting expert witnesses in a wide range of construction disputes and subsequently advising banks and other funders on risk in construction projects. During this time he completed a part time masters in construction law and dispute resolution and a part time law degree.
Following completion of the bar professional training course, Jamie completed a pupillage at Hogarth Chambers, focussing on intellectual property law. He accepted tenancy in 2015. During and since completing his pupillage Jamie has been involved in a broad range of intellectual property matters which have included patents, copyright, design rights, trade marks and passing off. In addition, Jamie has gained considerable experience on secondment with a leading intellectual property law firm working on telecommunications patent litigation amongst other matters.
Cases
Patents
Swarovski-Optik KG v. Leica Camera AG [2014] EWCA Civ 637 - telescopic rifle sights patent validity and infringement
Baillie v. Bromhead & Co (a firm) [2014] EWHC 2149 (Ch) - professional negligence of a patent attorney
McLaughlin & Harvey Ltd v. OpenHydro Ltd [2014] UKIPO O/073/14 (Pat) - seabed power generation entitlement dispute
Copyright
Henderson v. All Around the World Recordings Ltd [2014] EWHC 3087 (IPEC) - measure of damages following finding of copyright infringement
Bristol Groundschool Ltd v. Intelligent Data Capture Ltd [2014] EWHC 2145 (Ch) - title to and infringement of copyright and breach of contract
Style Research Ltd v. Factset Europe Ltd [2013] EWHC 4029 (Pat) - database copyright (application)
Trade marks and passing off
Dalsouple Société Saumuroise Du Caoutchouc v. Dalsouple Direct Ltd [2014] EWHC 3963 (Ch) - meaning of consent for registration of a European trade mark
Design rights
Magmatic Ltd v. PMS International Ltd [2014] EWCA Civ 181 - scope of protection of community registered design
Others
Wearn v. HNH International Holdings Ltd [2014] EWHC 3542 (Ch) - breach of a musical publishing contract (application)
Membership
ADR Group accredited civil and commercial mediator
Member of the British Literary and Artistic Copyright Association
Member of the Chancery Bar Association
Member of the Intellectual Property Bar Association
Member of the Society of Construction Law
Member of IPSoc (the society for junior IP practitioners)
Honorary Treasurer of the King’s College Construction Law Association
Qualifications and Regulations
BA Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge, 2001
MSci, Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge, 2002
MA, University Of Cambridge, 2005
PhD, Materials Science, University of Cambridge, 2006
MSc, Construction Law and Dispute Resolution, King’s College London, 2009
LLB, BPP Law School, 2011
BPTC, BPP Law School, 2012