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The Bar & Mooting Society of King’s College London10 February 20238 New Square is proud to sponsor the Annual IP Moot of The Bar and Mooting Society of King’s College London.  Isabel Jamal, Head of Pupillage & Recruitment at 8 New Square, acted as one of this year’s judges.
Interdigital v Lenovo [2023] EWHC 172 (Pat)31 January 2023Mr Justice Mellor handed down judgment on the 31st January 2023 on technical trial C. James Abrahams KC appeared for the defendant instructed by Kirkland & Ellis. The judgment is available here.
Jessie Bowhill Listed in Hot 10023 January 2023Jessie Bowhill has been listed in The Lawyer’s annual round up of the most impressive legal professionals. She is recognised for her recent work on the Ed Sheeran copyright matter and on the Sussex -v- Associated News case. Jessie focuses in particular on copyright, trade marks and passing off, design right, breach of confidence, database rights […]
5* JUVE Patent Ranking6 January 2023In the recently published JUVE Patent rankings, 8 New Square was the only UK set to be given a 5* rating.  It received commendation for its FRAND work, commitment to diversity initiatives and its visibility across the field of IP. Please click here for the full analysis.
8 New Square wins IT/IP Set of the Year at the Chambers and Partners UK Bar Awards 202218 November 20228 New Square is delighted to have won IT/IP Set of the Year at the Chambers and Partners UK Bar Awards 2022.  The awards, which took place at Old Billingsgate on 17th November, recognise Chambers’ pre-eminence in the UK and abroad.  They also reflect achievements over the past 12 months including outstanding work, impressive strategic growth and […]