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Intellectual Property

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Hogarth Chambers

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Intellectual Property - London (Bar)

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What the Team is Known For

Hogarth Chambers offers a highly regarded practice in trade mark, copyright and designs, and can boast a particularly impressive roster of specialist juniors active in the field. The set is regularly instructed in widely publicised disputes in various industry sectors including media, fashion and manufacturing. The barristers have additional capability covering patent cases, including those arising in the context of cutting-edge TMT technology. The set has recently been involved in various notable cases involving trade marks and branding such as Shorts International v Google and Iconix v Top Glory Trading and Gap v Transport for London.

Adam Homes is chambers director.

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I have found the service levels from the clerks excellent. In particular, John Davies has been very helpful.
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The clerks are outstanding, going above and beyond to ensure that instructing solicitors are dealt with promptly and efficiently. A particular shout-out to Adam, who is absolutely first rate.
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Adam Homes is great: very proactive and always very personable. But all of the clerks are great. They are always very polite, always very proactive and very good at progressing things forward.
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David Court is a fantastic clerk in terms of getting things sorted. He has the clerking dark arts of knowing what is happening through strong connections with people at the courts.
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Notable Practitioners

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Michael Hicks
Michael Hicks is a highly regarded barrister who earns plaudits for his client care and excellent courtroom advocacy. He acts in litigation arising from the misuse of confidential information, as well as patent and trade mark infringement claims. He is also experienced in cases concerning royalties, design rights and copyright matters. He is respected for his representation of clients across a broad range of industries, including fashion and technology.
Michael is really user-friendly and down to earth. He is good with clients and fundamentally a likeable person to work with.
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Michael knows the judges and what they want to see. He has a background in software, so he understands it. He is excellent at having the technical conversations with the clients and experts.
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Michael Hicks is hugely respected by all the judges. He is very senior and well known. He is known for being very reasonable.
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Simon Malynicz
Simon Malynicz KC is one of the most highly regarded silks for contentious trade mark matters, including infringement claims and opposition proceedings. He is esteemed for his practical and tactically minded counsel, and is experienced in CJEU and Court of Appeal cases.
Simon Malynicz is my go-to KC. In my opinion, he is simply the best person on trade marks.
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Simon Malynicz KC is extremely experienced in IP work. He has had a lot of outings and is good at thinking on his feet.
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Thomas St Quintin
Thomas St Quintin offers commercially-minded advice and takes a strategic approach to litigation, attracting praise from peers and solicitors for the quality of his courtroom presentation. He handles trade mark, design right and copyright litigation, including infringement claims and ownership disputes. He is noted for his handling of contentious UKIPO proceedings. He has acted in a number of cases relating to IP rights in the fashion industry, with additional experience in cases considering the IP-related obligations of online platforms.
Thomas St Quintin is excellent all round.
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Guy Tritton
Guy Tritton is a highly responsive barrister with excellent client service skills, who stands out for his knowledge of pan-European trade mark matters. He is well practised in the handling of registered design, copyright and parallel import matters. He also represents clients in patent matters in the telecoms space.
He is extremely knowledgeable and helpful. I have instructed Guy Tritton in several cases and I would highly recommend him.
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Guy is immensely knowledgeable on all aspects of IP law, very commercial in his approach and good at focusing on the points that matter. He is a strong and tenacious advocate.
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Guy Tritton knows his law and is conscientious.
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Gwilym Harbottle
Gwilym Harbottle is recognised for his experience acting in copyright proceedings for clients in the recording industry. His copyright experience extends to disputes over IP rights in software. He also has experience assisting with trade mark and design right infringement claims, passing off and multi-jurisdictional licensing disputes.
He is the copyright don. He is thoughtful, clear and easy to work with.
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Gwilym Harbottle from Hogarth is also an expert in IP.
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I highly rate Gwilym.
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Andrew Norris
Andrew Norris KC is consistently recognised for his excellent manner with clients, the quality of his advocacy, his commerciality and his experience handling IPEC proceedings. He is known for his representation of luxury brands and entertainment clients, and focuses his practice on copyright and trade mark infringement cases.
He is very experienced, decisive and client-friendly.
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He is incredibly responsive, very commercial and very personable. Clients really like him. He is the most commercial barrister I have worked with; he's very pragmatic.
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Andrew is responsive, strategic and commercial, and he has a deep understanding of soft IP law issues.
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Benjamin Longstaff
Benjamin Longstaff is a respected barrister with a strong reputation for trade mark disputes including passing-off claims and EUIPO registration appeals. He is also noted for his presence in high-value patent infringement proceedings involving electronics and medical device companies. His strong capabilities in these fields are informed by his previous career in scientific journalism.
He is very approachable and clear in his advice. He takes the time to think around the issues and follow through lines of enquiry, which might be overlooked. He is very good on details.
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We have increasingly relied on him as a senior junior. He works very well with our team, and we enjoy working along him. He is smart and hard-working.
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Ben is very comfortable with technical subject matters. He has no problem at all with very technical computing cases.
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Jamie Muir Wood
Jamie Muir Wood has emerged as an impressively knowledgeable soft IP specialist barrister with a clear and persuasive style of courtroom advocacy. He has appeared in a number of the leading trade mark and copyright cases, representing high-profile clients from the entertainment and other industries. He also represents clients in patent disputes in the life sciences space.
Jamie has been excellent throughout the case. He is very supportive and understands the client's objectives in the litigation.
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He is integral to the team. He not only provides sound and savvy advice but is an absolute pleasure to work with. His advocacy is strong and balanced.
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Jamie's advice has been invaluable in developing a clear and successful strategy. Jamie is highly responsive and is able to develop masterful legal arguments that are persuasive and well considered.
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Jamie is brilliant to work with. He's bright, responsive and experienced.
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Jeremy Reed
Jeremy Reed KC is an accomplished barrister offering vast experience in patent and copyright infringement and related matters. He is regularly instructed by media, retail and leisure clients.
Jeremy is fantastic with clients. He has a great eye for detail and an impressive depth of knowledge in complex technologies.
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Jeremy rolls up his sleeves and works very well in a team. He also has good client hand-holding skills.
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Jeremy is an excellent leading counsel. He really gets to know the clients and has an understanding of their aims, presenting solutions and paths to maximise the position and opportunities.
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Nicholas Caddick
Nicholas Caddick KC is known for providing strategic advice and representation concerning copyright and trade mark infringement, particularly for clients in the media and fashion sectors.
He is a charming and very effective silk. He is always impressive. He is a very reliable and very trustworthy barrister.
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It was a really complicated trade mark case raising lots of complicated issues, so we went to Jack. He is extremely experienced; he has seen everything before.
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Nicholas is a very highly respected KC. He is very thoughtful, very intricate. He has an excellent eye for detail and can take a lot of detail and really get to the nub of the issue very quickly.
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Nick Zweck
Nick Zweck is a well-regarded junior barrister who is known for a broad practice spanning across patent, trade mark and design issues. His practice is enriched by his prior experience as an IP litigation solicitor in London, as well as working as a qualified solicitor and barrister in Australia.
Nick is a good, solid junior who works hard for his clients and is concerned to give a good result.
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Nick is technically excellent with the patent aspects. Even in times of pressure, he has a positive mindset and helps galvanise a good team spirit. He demonstrated calm and measured advocacy.
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Nick has an incredible attention to the detail of matters and an excellent knowledge of the law.
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Charlotte Blythe
Charlotte Blythe is a fast-emerging talent who cultivates a busy soft IP practice. She focuses on trade mark infringement cases including those heard by the IPEC, as well as appellate matters. She also has a strong design rights practice.
She approaches her cases commercially and with creativity. Her experience at the UKIPO is invaluable.
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She's just really good, particularly for trade mark stuff. She is very pragmatic and doesn't beat around the bush on merits. Her written work and advocacy are good.
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Charlotte Blythe's knowledge is second to none. Her biggest strength is that she can look at a situation, simplify it and see the key ideas. She gives very clear and strategic advice.
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Sam Carter
Sam Carter has a technical background in physics and is widely praised for his broad practice in IP, handling a range of issues including copyright, trade mark, patent and database infringement. Carter is valued for his excellent client support and advocacy skills.
Sam has provided clear advice and has provided advice quickly to assist in urgent matters. I highly recommend Sam Carter.
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He knows his stuff inside out. He is very meticulous with detail, easy to work with and gets to the heart of the matter very quickly. He is a real IP specialist, and we feel so safe in his hands.
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Sam Carter was helpful throughout a long and complicated matter.
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Jonathan Moss
Jonathan Moss is a forthright and practical barrister noted for his involvement in high-profile Community trade mark litigation. He has additional experience handling passing-off claims and revocation actions, as well as copyright work.
Jonathan Moss is punchy and user-friendly.
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He presents the perfect blend of intellect and pragmatism, which makes him very easy to work with, for both trade mark expert and lay clients.
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He is a real star. He leads very well and is good in front of clients and in the court. He has a very good commercial brain and gets to answers quickly.
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