9 NOVEMBER 2023: Q&A SESSION WITH THE EMINENT LORD JUSTICE BIRSS
IPSoc were delighted to be hosted by RPC for a Q&A session with LJ Birss
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IPSoc is delighted to announce its first social of the year and we’re starting the year off with a bang!
Join us for an evening of drinks and nibbles at Patch, courtesy of IPSoc.
Date: Wednesday 21 February 2024
Time: 6.00 pm - 11.00pm
Venue: Patch Bar, 58-60 Carter Ln, London EC4V 5EF
Fill out the Google form here to secure a free ticket. Spaces are limited so sign up quickly to avoid disappointment!
By way of reminder, you must be an IPSoc member to attend. If you have any colleagues who wish to attend, please ask them to first register here to become an IPSoc member.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Please note: All educational events qualify for 1 CPD hour each. SRA CPD reference number is 3471/IPSOC.
IPSoc were delighted to be hosted by RPC for a Q&A session with LJ Birss
Katherine Moggridge of 3 New Square to recap on the principles of inventive concept, and discuss the key take homes from Advanced Bionics v Med-El and Teva v Novartis (Deferasirox)
Gwilym Harbottle of Hogarth Chambers joined us to talk through NFTs and the relevant IP
Jacob Turner, Ryan Abbott and Pierre Oliviere join us for a panel discussion to explain the relationship between AI and IP and the related legal issues
Justin Turner QC of 3 New Square delivered a presentation on insufficiency in patent cases following Fibrogen v Akebia
4 Pump Court delivered a webinar on IP and Green Tech, including key IP rights to protect green technologies
Dr Hayleigh Bosher and Adam Rendle delivered a talk and panel discussion on music copyright and the music streaming inquiry
Douglas Campbell QC of Three New Square delivered a talk on the Actavis v Lilly rules
Chris Aikens, junior barrister at 11 South Square, provided a webinar on the effective preparation and conduct of remote hearings and trials.
Lindsay Lane QC and Beth Collett of 8 New Square Chambers provided a very informative webinar on SPCs
The IPSoc Committee hosted a Q&A with Lord Kitchin, Justice of the Supreme Court
IPSoc were joined by Simon Malynicz QC to speak on the potentially ground-breaking Sky v SkyKick CJEU trade mark case
Thank you to everyone who attended. Please see the IPKat’s helpful summary of the evening if you were not able to join us - http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/01/from-star-wars-to-diversity-audience.html
IPSoc was delighted to welcome Baroness Hale to talk to its members about her career and answer any questions IPSoc members may have.
Baroness Hale was called to the Bar by Gray’s Inn in 1969 and worked as a barrister and in academia, becoming Professor of Law at Manchester in 1986. She was appointed a Recorder in 1989, and in 1994 became a judge in the Family Division of the High Court. In 1999 she became only the second woman to be appointed to the Court of Appeal; in 2013 she was appointed as Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, and in 2017 she became its President, becoming the first woman to hold the role.
Thank you to everyone who attended. Please see the IPKat’s helpful summary of the evening if you were not able to join us - http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/01/from-star-wars-to-diversity-audience.html
The Annual Dinner 2018 took place on Friday 23rd November 2018 at the Waldorf Hilton, Aldwych.
Isabel Jamal of 8 New Square and James Marshall of Taylor Wessing
This event was kindly sponsored by Kilburn & Strode
Deputy Judge David Stone
This event was kindly sponsored by Allen & Overy LLP
Don McCombie of Clyde & Co
This event was kindly sponsored by Clyde & Co
Mr Justice Birss
This event was kindly sponsored by Osborne Clark LLP
Sir Robin Jacob
This event was kindly sponsored by Powell Gilbert LLP
Dr Eleonora Rosati (Associate Professor in IP Law at the University of Southampton and major contributor to the IPKat blog)
This event was kindly sponsored by Simmons & Simmons LLP
HHJ Hacon
This event was kindly sponsored by Bristows LLP
Simon Malynicz QC
This event was kindly sponsored by Osborne Clark LLP
Gathering evidence in patent proceedings
The event was supported by the European Patent Lawyers’ Association (EPLAW) which represents patent litigators across Europe.
Calum Smith (Barclays) and Jennifer Bryant (Sky)
This event was kindly sponsored by Gowling WLG LLP
Mr Justice Henry Carr
This event was kindly sponsored by Irwin Mitchell LLP.
Alan Johnson (Partner, Bristows) and Tim Frain (Director of IP and IP Regulation, Nokia)
This event was kindly sponsored by Bristows LLP.
Michael Hicks
This event was kindly sponsored by Fieldfisher LLP.
Christopher Vajda QC, the current serving UK judge at the Court of Justice of the European Union.
This event was kindly sponsored by Allen & Overy LLP
Charlotte May QC
This event was kindly sponsored by Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co
Lord Hoffman
This event was kindly sponsored by Herbert Smith Freehills
HHJ Richard Hacon
This event was kindly sponsored by Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co
Jeremy Newman (Partner, Rouse), Mark Bearfoot (Brand Protection Manager EMEA, Harley-Davidson), Tim Waring (Director, Netmonita)
This event was kindly sponsored by Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
Tom Moody-Stuart (8 New Square)
This event was kindly sponsored by Mayer Brown International LLP
Ben Challis (General Counsel, Glastonbury Festival)
This event was kindly sponsored by Bird & Bird LLP
Mr Justice Birss, Gill Smith (Group IP Director, Dyson) and David Stone (Partner, Simmons & Simmons & author of "European Union Design Law - A Practitioners' Guide")
This event was kindly sponsored by Hogan Lovells International LLP
Leading judgments from the CJEU and the UK courts: Key developments in the Law
Emma Himsworth QC
Christopher Rennie-Smith (Chairman of Board 3.3.04, Technical Board of Appeal, EPO) and Andrew Sheard (Independent Patent Attorney)
Michael Edenborough QC
Stewart Room, Field Fisher Waterhouse
This event was kindly sponsored by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
David Musker, Jenkins
Anthony C Tridico Ph.D, Finnegan
Mark Chacksfield, 8 New Square
Key Issues in Trade Mark Law (including Interflora v M&S)
Professor Lionel Bently
Copyright and the Challenges in the Cloud
Will Page (Chief Economist, PRS for Music) and Tom Frederiske (Partner, Clintons)
Opportunities for Junior IP Practitioners
HHJ Birss
Daniel Alexander QC, 8 New Square
Denise McFarland, 3 New Square
Henry Carr, 11 South Square
Simon Thorley QC & Colin Birss, 3 New Square
The Hon. Sir Robin Jacob