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Miss Georgina Messenger

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Position

Barrister specialising in all aspects of Intellectual Property law including patents, trade marks, passing off, copyright, designs, confidential information and contractual disputes involving intellectual property or technical subject matter.  Advice, drafting and advocacy covering all these areas both in the UK Courts and UKIPO, the EUIPO and the General Court.

Recent cases include:

Patents: Trailerlogic LLC v Roftek Ltd (IPEC): mechanical patent, infringement, validity – instructed as sole counsel for the Defendants. Takeda UK Limited v F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG [2019] EWHC 1911 (Pat): Antibodies, infringement, validity. Eli Lilly v Genentech [2019] EWHC 3260 (Pat): SPC’s, post reference hearings, patents. Illumina Inc v Premaitha Health Plc [2017] EWHC 2930 (Pat): Biotech patents, infringement, validity.

Trade Marks: Industrial Cleaning Equipment (Southampton) Limited v Intelligent Cleaning Equipment Holdings Co., Ltd [2023] EWHC 411 (IPEC): Infringement, validity, acquiescence, honest concurrent use – sole counsel for the Claimant. Hayman-Joyce Property Ltd v Hayman-Joyce Broadway LLP [2023] EWHC 1028 (IPEC): passing off, trade marks; validity, implied licences – sole counsel for the Defendants. Claridge’s Hotel Limited v Claridge Candles Limited [2019] EWHC 2003 (IPEC): Trade marks, passing off, revocation – sole counsel for the Claimant. International Pipeline Products v IKUK: Patents, conspiracy, trade marks, copyright, design rights, limitation, security for costs, preliminary issues. Greencastle v Payne & Others: Passing off. Sky Limited v Sky Insurance Services Group Limited: Trade marks, infringement, revocation, bad faith. Frank Industries Pty Ltd v Nike Retail BV [2018] EWHC 1893 (Ch), [2018] EWCA Civ 497: Infringement, invalidity, abbreviations, advertising, interim injunctions. Azumi Ltd v Zuma’s Choice Pet Products Ltd [2017] EWHC 609 (IPEC), [2017] EWCA Civ 2133: Infringement, own name defence, unjustified threats, recusal. Cisco v Gen-X: High Court – Parallel imports, counterfeit products, joint tortfeasance. T-421/18 Bauer Radio Ltd v EUIPO, sole counsel for the Applicant in an appeal to the General Court. T-312/19 Wilhelm Sihn v EUIPO (and Golden Frog GMBH), sole counsel for the Intervener in an appeal to the General Court. Kason Kek-Gardner Ltd v Process Components Ltd [2016] EWHC 2198 (Ch), [2017] EWCA Civ 2132: Contractual construction, estoppel, repudiation, rectification, design right/copyright/trade mark infringement. Signature Realty Limited v Fortis Developments [2016] EWHC 3583 (Ch). Regular appearances before the UKIPO and Appointed Person in a variety of cancellation, opposition and registration proceedings.

Career

Called 2014, Middle Temple. 12-month pupillage at Three New Square, to Tom Hinchliffe, Simon Malynicz, Geoff Pritchard and Miles Copeland 2014-15.

Co-Editor of Terrell on the law of Patents

Memberships

IP Bar Association; Chancery Bar Association

Education

Clare College, Cambridge (2008-11, Natural Sciences); BPP Law School (2013-14 BPTC (outstanding), Middle Temple Lord Astbury Scholar, Middle Temple State School Award)

Leisure

Triathlon, middle distance runner, horse riding, violin.