Withers Worldwide

Recent work 

• Acting for Società Esplosivi Industriali SpA in a long-running design right case involving multiple warhead systems. The case was notable as the Court, for the first time, had to assess the impact of the alleged infringers' mental capacity in deciding whether the alleged acts amounted to infringements under the wording of the relevant legislation.
• Managing the trade mark portfolio of a leading Italian wine manufacturer.
• Advising Handi-Craft Company and New Vent Designs Inc, the manufacturers of Dr Brown's anti-colic baby feeding bottle, on the patent, trade mark, design right and copyright aspects of an infringement action. Passing off was also involved and a novel form of interim injunction obtained.
• Acting for a leading Japanese manufacturer in a dispute over alleged infringement of patent relating to the computer control systems of food packaging machinery.
• Acting in two recent leading trade mark cases, Laboratoire de la Mer Trade Mark, and MasterCigars Direct Ltd v Hunters & Frankau Ltd and Corporacion Habanos SA.
• Acting for a defense sector manufacturer in a claim of passing off with related cross-border proceedings.
• Advising on the IP aspects of the acquisition of a high profile London-based football club.
• Successful defense of a copyright infringement claim asserted against an internationally-recognized jazz musician, arising from his preparation of a musical score for the feature and silent film presentations focusing on the life of the father of jazz, Buddy Bolden.