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• Dorsey & Whitney

  Partner in the Technology group since 2001, Practices in the area of commercial, intellectual property and technology litigation, computer contracts, confidentiality (other than employment), copyright, licensing, media and entertainment, passing off, patents, start-ups, bio-tech, trade marks, domain name disputes

• Hewitson Becke + Shaw, Cambridge

  Partner (Intellectual Property/IT), 1995-2001

• Pettman Smith, London

  Assistant 1985-1987
  Partner 1987-1994

• Howes Percival, Northampton

  Associate (Intellectual Property), 1984-1985

• Bird & Bird, London

  1982-1984
  Assistant (Intellectual Property)
  Assistant (Commercial Litigation)

• Shape Pritchard & Co., London

  1979-1981

• The Argus, Cape Town

  Articled Clerk, 1976-1978
  Financial and Legal Reporter
  News sub-editor
  Foreign correspondent (London-based)

• The College of Commerce

  Part-time representative, 1971-1975

• The Cape Times, Cape Town

  Sports reporter , 1970

• Reported Cases

  Energy Conversion Devices's Applications [1982] FSR 544; House of Lords decision on extension of time to pay filing fees

  Brupat v Sandford Marine [1983] RPC 61, obtaining TRO in the High Court relating to patent for an anchor

  Jeffrey Roger v Vinola [1985] FSR 184, discharging TRO and search and seize order relating to knitwear designs

  IPAS v Gray and Others [1990] BCLC 38, opposing TRO freezing Defendants' bank accounts

  Twentieth Century Fox v Tryrare [1991] FSR 58, obtaining TRO and search and seize order in novel terms for copyright infringement

  Neotronics Medical v BNOS Meditech IPD15129, opposing TRO for patent for electrochemical gas sensors

  Supertrack v Advanced Monorail Systems IPD15133, opposing TRO for copyright in design for laundry rail systems

  Mod Tap W Corp v BI Comms [1999] RPC 333, High Court trial relating to the Registered Design in electronic equipment.

  Dualit v Rowlett Catering Appliances [1999] FSR 865, High Court Trade Mark proceedings opposing the registration of a Trade Mark in the shape of a toaster

  Quadrant Holdings Cambridge v Quadrant Research Foundation [1999] FSR 918, High Court bio-tech patent and ancillary action

• Significant clients and work

  DaimlerChrysler (UK) Limited: advising on Trade Mark and Design Right infringement in the UK

  Nike (UK) Limited: advising on Trade Mark and Design Right infringement in the UK, including numerous TROs

  Novell (UK) Limited: Trade Mark and Copyright proceedings relating to network software in the UK including TROs (at previous firm)

  Video Arts Limited: advising on Trade Mark and Copyright relating to educational videos, including TROs (at previous firm)

  Agro Marches Internationaux SA: advising on patent and unregistered design right in relation to automated weighing and pricing systems

Supervised Patent Law Tripos at Cambridge University

Law Society
Society for Computers and Law
Chartered Institute of Patent Agents (Associate)
The Intellectual Property Lawyers' Association
International Trade Mark Association

• University of Cape Town

  LLB, 1976
  BA, 1973

• Open University

  BSc, 1995

Advocate of Supreme Court of South Africa, 1976
Admitted as a Solicitor to the Supreme Court of Judicature for England and Wales, 1981

Stuttafords Entrance Scholarship 1973-1975
Abe Bailey Scholarship 1974
Cited as leader in the field "Intellectual Property" by Chambers Directory Guide to the Legal Profession
Cited as a leader in the field "Intellectual Property" by Legal 500
Cited a leading lawyer in Global Counsel Life Sciences Industry Report

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