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Practice Area: Intellectual Property
Andrew Norris KC
Nicholas Caddick KC
Simon Malynicz KC
Jeremy Reed KC
Richard Davis KC
Jonathan Moss KC
Michael Hicks
Edward Bragiel
Guy Tritton
Gwilym Harbottle
Phillip Johnson
Nick Zweck
Tom St Quintin
Benjamin Longstaff
Charlotte Blythe
Jamie Muir Wood
Sam Carter
Kendal Watkinson
Bella Dennis
Laura Adde
Becky Knott
Joseph Kay
Courtenay-Smith & or v. The Notting Hill Shopping Bag Company Ltd & ors [2025] EWHC 1793 (IPEC)
Notting Hill Shopping Bag In Courtenay-Smith & or v. The Notting Hill Shopping Bag Company Ltd & ors [2025] EWHC 1793 (IPEC), the Claimants had alleged trade mark infringement, passing off and copyright infringement. In a lengthy judgment, handed down on 18 July 2025, Master Kaye, sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge found in […]
Prevayl Innovations Limited v Whoop Inc. [2025] EWHC 399 (IPEC)
Richard Davis KC and Laura Adde successfully obtained a declaration of non-infringement in this mechanical patent claim. The case involved interesting issues of indirect infringement under s.60(2) of the Patents Act including in relation to misuse of the alleged infringement contrary to fitting instructions. The issue arose in the context of whether a foreseeable use could be disregarded […]
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Iconix Luxembourg Holdings SARL (Respondent) v Dream Pairs Europe Inc and another (Appellants)
Supreme Court Holds that Post-Sale Confusion can lead to infringement The Supreme Court today handed down its judgment in Iconix v Dream Pairs, holding that the relevant public’s perception of a sign in realistic post-sale scenarios may give rise to infringement, even if there would not be infringement at the point of sale. Nevertheless, it […]
Shorts v Google [2025] EWCA Civ 653
Simon Malynicz KC and Sam Carter acted for the appellant in the Shorts v Google matter (Judgment linked below). They were instructed by Sheridans and were successful in the decision. The Court of Appeal has decided two cross-applications in the context of appeals and cross-appeals brought by both parties to the trial judgment in trade […]
Weavabel Group Ltd v Lance Christie
During the course of a trial (Nov 2023) in which the claimant sought an injunction to enforce a term of a multi-party settlement agreement arising out of alleged sexual misconduct by the defendant, the defendant settled by giving an undertaking to the court not to make derogatory comments about various entities and people. The defendant […]
Crushcov v Hyland, Richardson & Sky [2025] EWHC 1117 (Ch)
Sam Carter represented the applicant in the recent Crushcov v Hyland, Richardson & SKY [2025] EWHC 1117 (Ch) judgment. This case concerned the alleged plagiarisation of various unpublished scripts and other materials in the creation and production of 3 season TV series Britannia. Unusually, it was not framed as a claim for copyright infringement – […]
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Crypto Open Patent Alliance v Dr.Craig Steven Wright [2025] EWHC 1139 (Ch)
Mr Justice Mellor has handed down what may be the last of the judgments in the Dr Wright saga confirming that he would grant a General Civil Restraint Order against Dr Wright for 3 years initially. The Judge also referred the matter to the Attorney General. Jonathan Moss appeared for COPA along with Jonathan Hough […]
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