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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:

Charles Whiddington

Tel:
Work +44 20 7861 4000
Email:
Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP

Work Department

EU and competition law.

Position

Partner and head of competition and EU regulatory group; advises on a wide range of competition law matters, licensing, public procurement, regulatory matters and state aids.

Career

Qualified 1982; admitted New York Bar 1984; partner Mishcon de Reya 1992; partner Field Fisher Waterhouse 1995. Co-author of ‘European Competitions Laws – A Guide to the EC and its Member States’ (Matthew Bender) (2nd ed, 2004).

Languages

French, Spanish.

Member

ABA; SEG; IBA; NYSBA; CLA.

Education

UC Cardiff (1979 LLB); Queen Mary College, London (1989 LLM Hons).

Leisure

Family, jazz, theatre, golf, photography.

Practice Areas

EU and competition; Intellectual property

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Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP

  • Is comparative advertising unfair?

    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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