Why choose me
I specialise in the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights and technology disputes. I also have extensive experience in dealing with commercial contract disputes, particularly those involving intellectual property rights.
I have particular experience of copyright disputes in the entertainment, digital and creative industries, particularly computer software and photography.
This includes protecting and enforcing registered designs and unregistered design rights; branding and trademarks; copyright in software, training materials, photographs and music; inventions and patents; and confidential information and trade secrets.
I have advised on disputes over the ownership of software, disputes between website designers and their customers, disputes over sponsored link schemes such as Google AdWords and domain name disputes.
My experience includes:
- Successfully concluding High Court proceedings in respect of an allegation of copyright infringement in computer games software.
- Advising a gaming company in relation to alleged breach of confidence by a former employee.
- Successfully defending Patents County Court proceedings in respect of patented technology used in double glazing.
- Advising on a patent dispute relating to a household product.
- Advising on alleged patent infringement and copyright infringement relating to audio-watermarking of sound recordings.
- Advising an inventor in relation to a contractual dispute under a patent licence relating to the inventor’s entitlement to license fees.
- Acting in several IPEC proceedings relating to the infringement of copyright in photographs.
- Acting in an international arbitration relating to an allegation of trademark infringement and breach of contract.
- Acting in trademark opposition proceedings for clients ranging from software application developers to a snack distributor.
- Resolving a dispute between songwriters and performers of a song which had been used without permission in a film globally released in cinemas, by way of a payment of a substantial royalty to our clients.
- Successfully concluding IPEC proceedings relating to the alleged infringement of a registered design.
- Advising on numerous unregistered design right claims for major lighting manufacturer and retailers.
Away from work, I enjoy playing and watching most sports, particularly football (as a lifelong fan of Ipswich Town FC), golf and travel.
I specialise in the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights and technology disputes. I also have extensive experience in dealing with commercial contract disputes, particularly those involving intellectual property rights.
I have particular experience of copyright disputes in the entertainment, digital and creative industries, particularly computer software and photography.
This includes protecting and enforcing registered designs and unregistered design rights; branding and trademarks; copyright in software, training materials, photographs and music; inventions and patents; and confidential information and trade secrets.
I have advised on disputes over the ownership of software, disputes between website designers and their customers, disputes over sponsored link schemes such as Google AdWords and domain name disputes.
My experience includes:
- Successfully concluding High Court proceedings in respect of an allegation of copyright infringement in computer games software.
- Advising a gaming company in relation to alleged breach of confidence by a former employee.
- Successfully defending Patents County Court proceedings in respect of patented technology used in double glazing.
- Advising on a patent dispute relating to a household product.
- Advising on alleged patent infringement and copyright infringement relating to audio-watermarking of sound recordings.
- Advising an inventor in relation to a contractual dispute under a patent licence relating to the inventor’s entitlement to license fees.
- Acting in several IPEC proceedings relating to the infringement of copyright in photographs.
- Acting in an international arbitration relating to an allegation of trademark infringement and breach of contract.
- Acting in trademark opposition proceedings for clients ranging from software application developers to a snack distributor.
- Resolving a dispute between songwriters and performers of a song which had been used without permission in a film globally released in cinemas, by way of a payment of a substantial royalty to our clients.
- Successfully concluding IPEC proceedings relating to the alleged infringement of a registered design.
- Advising on numerous unregistered design right claims for major lighting manufacturer and retailers.
Away from work, I enjoy playing and watching most sports, particularly football (as a lifelong fan of Ipswich Town FC), golf and travel.