7 New Square Chambers,

Lincoln's Inn, London

Chambers has specialists who, subject to availability and other necessary and appropriate considerations, are prepared to take on advocacy, advisory or drafting work in any Intellectual Property matter in England or Wales irrespective of the subject matter or the court or tribunal. Members of Chambers will also undertake appropriate work in Europe in the relevant specialist courts or tribunals.

Familiarity with handling technical matters in the context of advocacy, advisory and drafting work in IP matters has meant that Counsel practising from 7 New Square Chambers have been prepared to work on many technical matters which fall outside the general description of IP matters. Historically Counsel from Chambers participated in hearings concerned with the investigation of disasters where significant technical material was to be considered (for example, in relation to passenger aircraft crash investigation hearings). Today, familiarity with technical matters and the handling of such matters in the courts enables Counsel from 7 New Square Chambers to work on technical contract work, particularly in connection with the computer and information technologies industries or other new technologies and areas of engineering.

Seven New Square Chambers specialises in the following IP, IT and related areas:

1. Patents (UK & European) (eg. registration; infringement; threats; invalidity; licences)
2. Copyright, database right and design right (UK & Community) (e.g. infringement; ownership; licences; design rights threats)
3. Trade marks (UK; Community; Madrid Protocol) (e.g. registration; infringement; threats; revocation & invalidity)
4. Passing off
5. Trade secrets and confidentiality
6. Registered designs (UK & Community) (e.g. registration; infringement; invalidity; licences)
7. Malicious falsehood and trade libel
8. Commercial contracts, particularly those with a significant technical content
9. Computer and telecommunications (e.g. software copyright; licences; hardware or software supply contracts)
10. Internet: Domain names (eg disputes about who should own a particular domain name); Metatags and other forms of promotion of websites or businesses;
11. Publishing
12. Entertainment; the Music Industry; Broadcasting
13. Merchandising
14. Franchising
15. Manufacturing (Designs-based: garment fashions or footwear; fabric pattern designs; drawings; mouldings; dies; patterns; castings. Marks-based: garment fashions or footwear)
16. Engineering (e.g. motor; electrical; electronic)
17. The Chemicals industry; Biochemicals industry; Biotechnology
18. Architecture (e.g. architectural plans)
19. Distribution and agency
20. Competition (UK & European) and restraint of trade.

7 New Square Chambers is the chambers incorporating probably the longest-established specialist Intellectual Property chambers (often referred-to as specialist patent chambers) in London. The same chambers has been in existence continuously from well before the beginning of the twentieth century. There have been two judges appointed to the High Court bench from Counsel who practised in Chambers to be the specialist judges assigned to the Patents Court.

Chambers' contact details are:-

Postal address 7 New Square Chambers, Lincoln's Inn, London WC2A 3QS

Telephone +44 (0) 20-7430 1660

Facsimile +44 (0) 20-7430 1531

DX 106 Chancery Lane

My e-mail address is matthew@mkime.co.uk

Practice Manager is Robert Woods (robert.woods@7nsq.com)

Clerks are Samantha Skuce and David Rothner (clerks@7nsq.com)

Chambers website is at www.7newsquare.com or www.7nsq.com

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