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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Barrister specialising in intellectual property law and related aspects of competition law including authors’ rights, breach of confidence, broadcasting, computer software agreements, copyright, covenants not to compete, designs, employees’ inventions, European and UK competition (as affecting the enforcement/exploitation of intellectual property rights and agreements), medicines’ licensing under European directives and UK law, misleading advertising, passing off and unfair competition, patent and know-how licences, patents, performers’ rights, publishing and recording agreements, restraint of trade, service marks, songwriters and entertainers contracts, technical assistance agreements, trade marks, trade secrets; a synopsis of notable cases in which he has been involved is available on request.

Career

Qualified 1977, Inner Temple; Silk 1991.

Education

Southampton University (LLB).

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