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3PB Barristers are delighted to announce that their specialist Intellectual Property team has been recognised in the latest edition of Chambers and Partners. While head of team Victoria Jones has moved up the rankings, Nicole Bollard has retained her ranking and Mark Wilden earns his first ranking as an Up and Coming Junior. Many congratulations to our barristers for the many great comments that our clients have credited to them during the research process: these are testament...
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3PB’s Commercial and Intellectual Property barristers have been rewarded with 9 rankings in this year's Chambers UK edition. While the commercial group gained one more individual ranking in Commercial litigation, our Intellectual Property specialists obtained one more accolade in the regions. Our professional negligence experts have retained their rankings in Western and London. Head of group Patrick Heneghan commented 'I am delighted to read that our barristers’ continued accomplishments and excellence is attracting such praise...
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3PB is delighted to share that its Commercial group has earned 4 new rankings in this year's Legal 500 edition, achieving a total of 16 rankings for 11 of our barristers across the areas of Commercial Litigation, Company and Insolvency, Intellectual Property and Professional Negligence in London, South Eastern and Western. With 3 of its barristers ranked for Professional Negligence in Western (+2 compared with 2024), the team now has a Tier 2 ranking and...
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We are delighted to announce that 3PB (3 Paper Buildings) has been shortlisted for 8 awards at The Legal 500 Bar Awards 2024, including 4 Juniors, a Silk, 2 Sets of the Year and Chambers Leader of the Year, in the following categories: "Intellectual Property Set of the Year": Victoria Jones, Nicole Bollard, Mark Wilden, Faizul Azman "Set outside London of the Year" : Birmingham, Bristol, Bournemouth, Oxford, Winchester "Chambers Leader of the Year": CEO...
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Three of 3PB's team of intellectual property barristers, including team group head Victoria Jones, will be sharing practical tips on pleadings at the UKIPO and discussing recent case law at CITMA's first Midlands lecture of the year, held at 3PB’s offices in Birmingham on 27 February. Registration is at 5pm with the talks lasting an hour from 530pm until 630pm, and will be followed by a free drinks reception. The lectures will be see Victoria...
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In this year's Chambers UK and Legal 500 rankings, 3PB's Commercial Group has once again demonstrated their commitment to excellence and proficiency in the legal world. Notably, several outstanding barristers within the group have received well-deserved recognition for their dedication to providing high-quality legal services in four key practice areas: commercial litigation, intellectual property, insolvency, and professional negligence. Alexander Whatley, Charles Irvine, Gavin Hamilton, Joseph Giret KC, Nicole Bollard, Rebecca Farrell, Richard Whitehouse, Seb Oram,...
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3PB’s specialist Intellectual Property barrister Victoria Jones (pictured here) has successfully represented her client, the Applicant, in defeating an opposition in relation to an application made to register the mark “CERAD”. The opposition in question was based on sections 3(1)(b) and (c) with the key argument being that the mark was a well-known acronym which described the relevant services and was therefore descriptive and non-distinctive. The decision is useful in terms of providing an insight as...
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3PB is delighted to confirm that specialist Intellectual Property Law barrister Victoria Jones will be talking at the White Paper’s Trade Marks Law conference on Wednesday 24/5 in London. The day conference will focus on “Trade Marks Law & Practice: Shaping New Developments into Solution-Focused Advice for your Clients” and feature specialist IP practitioners as its speakers at London’s Caledonian Club. Victoria’s talk will consider “How do you distinguish and differentiate in 'indirect confusion' cases,...
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3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) has been awarded a record number of rankings in the latest edition of Chambers and Partners with a total of 73 accolades for its barristers. The national heavyweight chambers achieves its rankings in London, South Eastern, Western and the Midlands - in 18 categories of law. Earlier this year, 3PB also celebrated its first ranking in Chambers and Partners High Net Worth guide. Click here to view the full results...
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3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings), the UK's third largest chambers, is delighted to report its best rankings yet - totalling 130 - in the Legal 500 2023’s edition published last night, up 12% on last year’s 116. The set has achieved its rankings across 5 large UK regions - or Circuits (London, South Eastern, Western, Midlands and Chester and Wales) - in 21 categories of law. Earlier this year, 3PB also celebrated its first rankings...
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Specialist Intellectual Property barrister Victoria Jones has given a talk for White Paper Conferences called "How potent are the "own name," "intervening rights", and "non-use" defences for alleged infringers, supported by case law and practical examples?” The talk is available to buy up until 1 September and carries five CPD points. A discount is available for 3PB clients and contacts via this link. Please find a clip from the talk here:
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On Wednesday 27 April 2022, judgment was handed down by Deputy High Court Judge Amanda Michaels, in the case of Luen Fat Metal and Plastic Manufactory Co Ltd v Funko UK, Ltd [2022] EWHC 951 (IPEC), in which the Claimant had brought claims against the Defendant for infringement of its ‘Funtime’ trade mark as a result of the Defendant’s use of the names ‘Funtime Freddy’ and ‘Funtime Foxy’ on its products. After narrowing the specification...
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