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.
• Advising a leading charity in relation to its ownership of the copyright in a well-known play.
• Advising Handi-Craft Company and New Vent Designs Inc, the manufacturers of Dr Brown's anti-colic baby feeding bottle, on the design right and copyright aspects of an infringement action. Infringement of their patent and trade mark was also involved.
• Advising a manufacturer of electrical machinery in relation to infringement of copyright and trade mark and in relation to passing off.
• 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.