At One Essex Court, recent instructions for the team include Geoffrey Hobbs KC representing Sky before the Supreme Court in a longrunning trade mark dispute, while Emma Himsworth KC is acting for Premier Inn Hotels in a dispute with EasyGroup concerning alleged trade mark infringement of the latter's brand, involving issues of validity. At the junior level of chambers, Guy Hollingworth is well versed in handling copyright, passing off, design rights and licence agreement cases.
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Position
Guy Hollingworth specialises in intellectual property law with particular experience in matters concerning trade marks and passing off. His practice encompasses both contentious and non-contentious work and he regularly appears in the High Court, Court of Appeal, the UK IPO and has twice appeared in the Supreme Court. Guy is also a CEDR accredited mediator.
Career
Qualified 2001; Lincolns Inn.
Memberships
Inner Magic Circle.
Education
Brunel University (BSc First Class Hons Industrial Design).
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