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    Nicole Bollard and Mark Wilden obtain strike-out of IPEC copyright claim by clothing designer

    海角破解版鈥檚 intellectual property barristers Nicole Bollard and Mark Wilden (pictured here) acted for the defendants, Jack Hill Culture Company and its director Shan Lu, in a claim for copyright infringement brought by clothing designer Ivana Basilotta. Ms Basilotta had previously been unsuccessful at trial in a claim for sums allegedly owed as part of a contractual arrangement between her and the Defendants. Ms Basilotta brought a second claim in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC)...

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    Mark Wilden writes for COUNSEL magazine on online copyright protection

    海角破解版 Barristers' (3 Paper Buildings) specialist intellectual property barrister Mark Wilden聽(pictured here) has written for COUNSEL magazine on the application of copyright law to digital assets. By calling on recent cases including Wright v BTC Core, THJ Systems v Sheridan and Getty Images v Stability AI, Mark discusses what is traditionally required of a work to be protectable by copyright and how these guidelines become harder to define when works are 鈥榗reated鈥 by computer rather...

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    海角破解版 guest speakers at Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA) Midlands lecture

    Three of 海角破解版's team of intellectual property barristers, including team group head Victoria Jones, will be sharing practical tips on pleadings at the UKIPO and discussing recent case law at CITMA's first Midlands lecture of the year, held at 海角破解版鈥檚 offices in Birmingham on 27 February. Registration is at 5pm with the talks lasting an hour from 530pm until 630pm, and will be followed by a free drinks reception. The lectures will be see Victoria...

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  • Simon Astill

    海角破解版 celebrates 81 rankings in Chambers and Partners 2024

    海角破解版 Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) breaks another record in the latest edition of Chambers and Partners with a total of 81 accolades. The national set is rewarded with rankings in 18 areas of law, in the London Bar as well as in the South Eastern, Western and Midlands Circuits and exceptional comments on its service delivery, including praise for its 鈥渟ublime service鈥 and its "ability to manage matters in a professional and comprehensive manner second...

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    Victoria Jones successfully represents Applicant in UKIPO opposition proceedings

    海角破解版鈥檚 specialist Intellectual Property barrister Victoria Jones聽(pictured here) has successfully represented her client, the Applicant, in defeating an opposition in relation to an application made to register the mark 鈥淐ERAD鈥. The opposition in question was based on sections 3(1)(b) and (c) with the key argument being that the mark was a well-known acronym which described the relevant services and was therefore descriptive and non-distinctive. The decision is useful in terms of providing an insight as...

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    海角破解版 achieves a record 145 rankings in this year鈥檚 Legal 500

    海角破解版 Barristers (3 Paper Buildings), the UK's third largest chambers, is delighted to report this year again an outstanding number of rankings - totalling 145 - in the Legal 500 2024鈥檚 edition published today, a 12% increase on last year鈥檚 130. The set has achieved its rankings across 5 large UK regions - or Circuits (London, South Eastern, Western, Midlands and Chester and Wales) - in 21 areas of law. 海角破解版 is also ranked in...

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    Mark Wilden writes for The Barrister on fighting back against meritless IP takedown complaints

    海角破解版 Barristers鈥 (3 Paper Buildings) specialist intellectual property barrister Mark Wilden聽(pictured here) has written for The Barrister on fighting against unjustified intellectual property takedown complaints in online platforms such as Amazon, eBay and YouTube. In his piece, 鈥淩ebalancing the scale: fighting back against meritless IP takedown complaints鈥, Mark explores three recent cases in which baseless complaints about alleged patent and copyright infringement have resulted in loss of income to individual sellers/content creators. Because sites such...

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    Intellectual Property specialist Victoria Jones to speak at White Paper conference on 24 May

    海角破解版 is delighted to confirm that specialist Intellectual Property Law barrister Victoria Jones will be talking at the White Paper鈥檚 Trade Marks Law conference on Wednesday 24/5 in London. The day conference will focus on 鈥淭rade Marks Law & Practice: Shaping New Developments into Solution-Focused Advice for your Clients鈥 and feature specialist IP practitioners as its speakers at London鈥檚 Caledonian Club. Victoria鈥檚 talk will consider 鈥淗ow do you distinguish and differentiate in 'indirect confusion' cases,...

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    Timelines And Translations: Copyright Protection Of Historical Research in Pasternak v Prescott [2022] EWHC 2695 (Ch)

    海角破解版鈥檚 Mark Wilden discusses the case of Pasternak v Prescott [2022] EWHC 2695 (Ch) and explores how the case illustrates the intricacies of copyright protection of historical research. The case, which saw Anna Pasternak bring copyright infringement proceedings against Lara Prescott for the use of her research (published in 2016) in Prescott鈥檚 fictionalised book, 鈥淭he Secrets We Kept鈥, published in 2019. Mark recounts the key aspects of the case, which was split into a 鈥渟election...

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  • Nicole Bollard

    海角破解版鈥檚 Nicole Bollard appointed as part-time Deputy District Judge

    海角破解版 (3 Paper Buildings) are delighted to announce that intellectual property and commercial litigation barrister Nicole Bollard (pictured here) has been appointed by the Lord Chief Justice as a part-time Deputy District Judge (DDJ) on the Western Circuit to preside on civil cases. Nicole is a specialist intellectual property (IP) expert who is regularly instructed in cases in the High Court, IPEC and the UKIPO. Nicole鈥檚 practice covers all areas of IP and she has...

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    鈥淢assive overdisclosure鈥 ordered in departure from business & property courts disclosure regime

    海角破解版 intellectual property barrister Mark Wilden analyses Genius Sports Technologies Ltd v Soft Construct (Malta) Ltd [2022] EWHC 2637 (Ch). In the case, which took place earlier this month, the judge 鈥 Mr Justice Marcus Smith 鈥 departed from the Business & Property Courts disclosure regime, instead ordering the adoption of 鈥渕assive overdisclosure鈥. Mark examines the judgment and how rather than burdening litigants and causing 鈥渆yeball review鈥, technology means that 鈥渢his judgment gives something of...

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  • Simon Astill

    海角破解版 excels with 73 rankings in Chambers and Partners 2023

    海角破解版 Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) has been awarded a record number of rankings in the latest edition of Chambers and Partners with a total of 73 accolades for its barristers. The national heavyweight chambers achieves its rankings in London, South Eastern, Western and the Midlands - in 18 categories of law. Earlier this year, 海角破解版 also celebrated its first ranking in Chambers and Partners High Net Worth guide. Click here to view the full results...

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