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Nicole Bollard and Mark Wilden appear in Court of Appeal

15th April 2026

Members of 海角破解版鈥檚 intellectual property team are appearing in Court of Appeal today in a number of cases. Nicole Bollard is representing the defendants, instructed by Loney Stewart Holland, in a dispute with The Northern Block Limited. The claimant says the company continued using her typeface work without paying her after their agreement ended in 2022. A 2023 court decision recognised her rights, and in 2024 she brought new claims for unpaid royalties and breach...

海角破解版鈥檚 IP team to host CITMA roadshow

26th January 2026

海角破解版 Barristers鈥� Intellectual Property team is set to host a series of lectures across the country with The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA). 海角破解版鈥檚 specialist IP barristers聽Victoria Jones,聽Nicole Bollard,聽Faizul Azman聽and聽Mark Wilden聽will join together to discuss topics of importance to trade mark practitioners, including analysing the implications of recent decisions in trademark law, explore the updated UK IPO procedures, and the tactical deployment of infringement remedies. The first session in this roadshow will take...

Mark Wilden acts for successful claimant ValueLicensing in trial against Microsoft before CAT

12th November 2025

海角破解版鈥檚 specialist intellectual property barrister Mark Wilden acted for the successful claimant, JJH Enterprises (trading as ValueLicensing), in a claim before the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) in a case involving the legality of selling pre-owned Microsoft Office and Windows software. In a judgement handed down yesterday as [2025] CAT 75 the tribunal found for the claimant on all substantive issues. The hearing resolved the key question of whether Microsoft's Windows and Office fall outside the...

Faizul Azman writes an article on how the UK National Security Law Regulates AI and Intellectual Property

23rd October 2025

海角破解版鈥檚 Intellectual property barrister Faizul Azman has written an article titled 鈥極wning the Code, Losing Control: How UK National Security Law Regulates AI and Intellectual Property.鈥� This article analyses how the UK鈥檚 export-control, patent secrecy and investment-screening regimes apply to AI models and datasets that generate dual-use or defence-relevant outputs. It argues that legality turns on capability and potential end-use: an AI system may require a licence because of its technical performance or because the...

海角破解版 breaks through the 100 rankings ceiling in Chambers and Partners 2026 edition

16th October 2025

海角破解版 Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) have been awarded a record number of individual rankings in the 2026 edition of Chambers and Partners, reaching a total of 104 (96 last year) achieved by 86 of its barristers. The national set has doubled its number of individual rankings in 5 years (52 in 2021) and is rewarded with accolades in 22 areas of law across the London Bar as well as in the North Eastern, South Eastern,...

海角破解版鈥檚 Intellectual Property team welcomes 2 new rankings in the latest editions of Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500. While head of team聽Victoria Jones, Nicole Bollard聽and Faizul Azman retained their rankings in the Legal 500 published on 1 October, Mark Wilden gained his first accolade for his specialist Media and Entertainment work. The team maintains a strong profile in the Chambers and Partners edition published today with our four barristers now ranked for Intellectual...

海角破解版 achieves record rankings in the Legal 500鈥檚 2026 edition

1st October 2025

海角破解版 Barristers (3 Paper Buildings), one of the UK's largest chambers, is delighted to announce a record number of rankings - totalling 193 - in the Legal 500 2026鈥檚 edition which is published today, compared with 167 last year. A total of 123 海角破解版 barristers are now ranked in the Legal 500, up from 108 last year. The set is ranked in 26 areas of law across 4 large UK Circuits (London, South Eastern, Western...

Mark Wilden writes for IP Awareness Network on the benefits of free advice for musicians

29th September 2025

海角破解版鈥檚 specialist intellectual property and media and entertainment barrister Mark Wilden has written for the IP Awareness Network on the importance of offering IP advice to musicians early on in their careers. In his blog post, entitled 鈥淭he place of Intellectual Property law in collaboration and the benefit of early, free advice for musicians", Mark draws on his experience as both a professional musician and as a legal practitioner. The piece discusses how a basic...

Mark Wilden appearing in Competition Appeal Tribunal in case involving Microsoft software resale

11th September 2025

海角破解版鈥檚 specialist intellectual property barrister Mark Wilden is currently appearing in the Competition Appeal Tribunal in a case involving the legality of selling pre-owned Office and Windows software. The two-day hearing, running from 9-10 September 2025, looks to resolve the key question of whether certain components of Windows and Office fall outside the EU鈥檚 copyright exhaustion rules for software, which allows the resale of perpetual software licenses. This important decision could significantly effect the legal...

Victoria Jones acted for Google LLC, in an Appeal to the Appointed Person

22nd August 2025

海角破解版鈥檚 Intellectual Property specialist barrister聽Victoria Jones聽acted for Google LLC, in an聽Appeal to the Appointed Person. Victoria Jones acted for Google LLC, a respondent to an appeal brought by Shorts International Ltd against Google's successful opposition to its application to register 鈥淪HORTIE鈥� as a trade mark. In the appeal to the appointed person, the original decision of the hearing officer was upheld with the appointed person finding that the hearing officer had not erred in refusing...

海角破解版 shortlisted for four awards at the Legal 500 Bar awards 2025

20th June 2025

Nicole Bollard is nominated for Intellectual Property Junior of the Year with 海角破解版 Barristers in the running for Intellectual Property Set of the Year. Chambers is on the shortlist for Public Services and Charities Set of the Year whilst Chambers Director Russell Porter features in stellar company on the shortlist for Chambers Leader of the Year. Best wishes to all of those shortlisted in all categories. We look forward to celebrating excellence at the Bar...

海角破解版 promotes senior staff to be Chambers Directors and its COO

2nd June 2025

海角破解版 Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) are delighted to announce that three of our senior clerking team - Rob Leonard, Ian Charlton and David Fielder - will take on enhanced roles as Chambers Directors. James Thornton is also promoted and becomes our Chief Operating Officer (COO) with overall responsibility for procurement, HR, IT, facilities and finance. Warmest congratulations to all four of them (pictured here, clockwise from top left). Commenting on the announcement, 海角破解版's CEO Simon...