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Hogarth Chambers
5 NEW SQUARE, LINCOLN'S INN
LONDON
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Amanda Michaels
Position
Barrister specialising in intellectual property and media and entertainment law, dealing widely with trade marks, passing off, copyright, designs, confidential information etc.
Wide experience of High Court trials and appeals, interim and contempt proceedings, and proceedings in the UKIPO, OHIM, CJEU and the Copyright Tribunal.
Highly experienced in dealing with both disputes and drafting in the media and entertainment field.
Frequently involved in IP cases involving problems of title.
Recent cases include:
Urbanbubble Ltd v Urban Evolution Property Management Ltd [2022] ETMR 18 Trade mark infringement and passing off. Manuka Honey [2021] BL O/898/21 & O/899/21 Certification trade mark application (appeal pending). Jones v Lydon [2021] EWHC 2321 and 2322 dispute over Sex Pistols recordings. Lyle & Scott Ltd v American Eagle Outfitters [2021] Breach of contract and passing off (jurisdiction ruling [2021] EWHC 90). Brandlogic v Bentley Motors [2020] [2020] EWCA Civ 1726 Trade mark infringement. Chanel’s Gabrielle [2020] BL O/256/20Trade mark appeal.
Career
Called 1981; Gray’s Inn; publications: ‘A Practical Guide to Trade Mark Law’ 5th ed (OUP 2014); ‘Appointed Person’ under the Trade Marks Act 1994; Deputy Judge of IPEC; Recorder (civil); mediator.
Languages
Fluent French.
Memberships
Intellectual Property Bar Association; Chancery Bar Association; ADR Chambers.
Education
University of Durham (BA Law); College d’Europe, Bruges (Diploma in Advanced European Studies (Law); MA (Advanced European Studies).
Leisure
Music, gastronomy.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Intellectual property
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Amanda Michaels – Hogarth Chambers ‘Amanda is highly commercial and has extensive experience. Her advocacy is based on a market-leading insight into the underlying mechanisms of UK practice, which means she is able to guide UK Hearing Officers in novel manners.’
Hogarth Chambers is praised as a ‘go-to set for IP advocacy‘, and its members are especially skilled in the area of trade marks. The set also handles cases surrounding copyright, designs, and confidential information, and it is increasingly active in patent-related mandates. Among the set’s notable bench of silks is Nicholas Caddick KC, who boasts particular expertise in cases involving contractual disputes over intellectual property rights. Simon Malynicz KC has appeared before all levels of court, including the UKIPO and the EUIPO, the Supreme Court, and the CJEU. Of recent note, Malynicz KC represented the claimants in Swatch and others v Samsung, a case concerning allegations of trade mark infringement arising from the defendant’s sale of smartwatches capable of displaying faces similar to the claimant’s watches. Another key silk is Andrew Norris KC, and he regularly acts for individual rights holders and multinational brands, as well as patent owners. Specialist intellectual property silk Jeremy Reed KC and patent law expert Richard Davis KC are also key members of the team. Among the juniors, Michael Hicks stands out for his broad-ranging experience across copyright, patents, trade marks, passing off, designs, and confidential information cases. Hicks is acting for the claimant, who claims to be the creator of the Bitcoin electronic cash system, in Wright v BTC Core and others, a case addressing whether copyright can exist within the Bitcoin system. Amanda Michaels is an Appointed Person and frequently hears appeals from the UKIPO in trade mark mandates.