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Major ICC Arbitration1 December 2009James Mellor QC and Iona Berkeley have just finished two weeks of hearings for a Major ICC Arbitration sitting in London acting for Umbro. The dispute concerned a significant international trade mark licensing dispute with both liability and quantum in issue.
Major ICC Arbitration1 December 2009James Mellor QC and Iona Berkeley have just finished two weeks of hearings for a Major ICC Arbitration sitting in London acting for Umbro. The dispute concerned a significant international trade mark licensing dispute with both liability and quantum in issue.
Leo Pharma v. Sandoz [2009] EWCA Civ 118817 November 2009Andrew Lykiardopoulos appeared as junior counsel for Leo Pharma in this appeal concerning the psoriasis treatment Calcipotriol. Leo Pharma was successful in defending its patent and in obtaining injunctive relief. Andrew Lykiardopoulos also appeared at the interim injunction application (where the Court awarded interim injunctive relief) and at the trial.  
Leo Pharma v. Sandoz [2009] EWCA Civ 118817 November 2009Andrew Lykiardopoulos appeared as junior counsel for Leo Pharma in this appeal concerning the psoriasis treatment Calcipotriol. Leo Pharma was successful in defending its patent and in obtaining injunctive relief. Andrew Lykiardopoulos also appeared at the interim injunction application (where the Court awarded interim injunctive relief) and at the trial.  
R v Hitendra Patel [2009] EWCA Crim 231112 November 2009Martin Howe QC appeared (assisting criminal leader Orlando Pownall QC) in the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) to argue the points of EU law which arose on the appeal of Hitendra Patel against his conviction for placing a medicinal product on the market without a marketing authorisation. The regulations which created the offence were made […]
R v Hitendra Patel [2009] EWCA Crim 231112 November 2009Martin Howe QC appeared (assisting criminal leader Orlando Pownall QC) in the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) to argue the points of EU law which arose on the appeal of Hitendra Patel against his conviction for placing a medicinal product on the market without a marketing authorisation. The regulations which created the offence were made […]
Madonna v Associated Newspapers1 October 2009The Mail on Sunday published photographs of Madonna’s wedding to Guy Ritchie thereby infringing both her rights of privacy and her rights in copyright and also selling a lot of newspapers. The issue was the amount of compensation the newspaper should pay. The case settled with the payment of a very substantial sum to one […]
3rd Six Pupillage Available October 20093 August 20098 New Square is a specialist set practicing in the field of intellectual property and related areas. The core areas are patents, copyright, trade marks, designs, passing off and confidential information. In addition, members of Chambers cover associated areas including IT, Internet law, data protection law, European law, Media and Entertainment and administrative law (principally […]
Wake Forest v Smith & Nephew [2009] EWCA Civ 84831 July 2009Revocation of Patent for Negative Pressure Wound Therapy. James Mellor and Andrew Lykiardopoulos acted for the appellants and Daniel Alexander QC and James Abrahams acted for the respondents  
Wake Forest v Smith & Nephew [2009] EWCA Civ 84831 July 2009Revocation of Patent for Negative Pressure Wound Therapy. James Mellor and Andrew Lykiardopoulos acted for the appellants and Daniel Alexander QC and James Abrahams acted for the respondents