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Guy Tritton
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Position
Barrister dealing with intellectual property, competition, media and entertainment, information technology and commercial cases. Recent cases include: Sun Microsystems v M Tech [2010] FSR 9; Alan Nuttall v Fri-Jado [2008] EWHC 1311 (patent infringement and revocation action); Revill v Trivedi [2008] EWHC (joint venture passing off and contractual dispute concerning Bollywood troupe); LIFFE v Pinkava [2007] RPC 30 (patent entitlement dispute in financial derivative invention, Court of Appeal); Bailey v Haynes [2006] EWPCC 5 (design right in fishing meshes); Sportswear v Ghattaura and ors [2007] FSR 15 (Euro-defence, strike out, trade mark infringement, Court of Appeal); LABORATOIRE DE LA MER [2006] FSR 5 (Court of Appeal); [2005] FSR 29 (High Court); [2004] ETMR 47 (ECJ) (genuine use of trade mark).
Career
Called 1987; Inner Temple; publications: ‘Intellectual Property in Europe’ (3rd ed, Sweet & Maxwell 2008); ‘Merchandising Intellectual Property’ (3rd Ed, Tottel 2007). Qualified mediator. Chairman of En-Twyn Limited (start up technology company in the field of domestic data supply); chairman of Rhino Ark UK (Kenyan environmental charity). Chairman of NOAH Code of Practice Committee.
Member
Chancery Bar Association; Intellectual Property Bar Association; Bar European Group; Intellectual Property Lawyers Association.
Education
Durham University (BSc Natural Sciences).
Leisure
Piano, music, cycling, sailing, reading.
Practice Areas
Information technology; Intellectual property; Pharmaceuticals, biotechnology
