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Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP

35 VINE STREET, LONDON, EC3N 2AA, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 020 7861 4000
Fax:
Fax 020 7861 0084
DX:
823 LONDON CITY EC3
Web:
www.ffw.com
Email:

Paul Barton

Tel:
Work +44 20 7861 4708
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Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP

Work Department

IP, technology and outsourcing group.

Position

Partner, technology and outsourcing group advising on all aspects of IP, IT, internet and e-commerce law. Experience includes advising leading suppliers and users of IT systems and services, advising on the exploitation of digital databases and intellectual property licensing, advising on e-government projects and public sector ICT projects and managed services and outsourcing arrangements. Main clients include: BP, Home Office, Identity and Passport Service, Valtech, Digital UK, Expedia, UK Border Agency, NS&I and IMS Health.

Career

Trained Simmons & Simmons; qualified 1991; partner Field Fisher Waterhouse 1999.

Languages

French.

Member

American Bar Association; International Technology Law Association; The Society for Computers and Law; The Law Society.

Education

Formby High School; University of Warwick (1988 LLB Hons); Law Society Final Examinations (1989).

Leisure

Skiing, tennis, cycling, wine.

Practice Areas

Electronic commerce; Information technology

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    THE EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE (ECJ) IS IN THE midst of considering questions referred to it by the UK courts in three separate cases that should clarify the law regarding comparative advertising. This type of advertising, particularly when it identifies a competitor or a competitor’s goods or services by referring to a registered trade mark, is of particular concern to trade mark owners as their competitors normally seek to make unfavourable comparisons with their own goods or services, or to take advantage of being associated with the market leader’s brand.
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