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Dominic Hughes Called to the Bar 2001 Education 2000-2001: Bar Vocational Course at Inns of Court School of Law Awarded Bedingfield Scholarship by Gray’s Inn and also Barstow Scholarship, CCH Editions Prize and placed 4th overall in the year 1999-2000: CPE at City University Graded: Distinction Awards: Gray’s Inn City Prize, Gray’s Inn Entrance Award 1995-1999: University of Oxford, Jesus College Qualification: D. Phil. in Physical Chemistry Awards: Old Members’ Graduate Scholarship, Shell Research Studentship 1992-1995: University College, London Qualification: B.Sc. in Chemistry, 1st class Awards: Neil Sharp Prize for Theoretical Chemistry; Christopher Ingold Prize for Chemistry (twice); ERASMUS award Practice areas All aspects of intellectual property Recent cases Court of Appeal • Procter & Gamble v Reckitt Benckiser [2007] EWCA Civ 936 (registered community designs - infringement and validity) • Markem v Zipher [2005] RPC 31 (patent entitlement and breach of confidence) High court & Intellectual Property Office • Handi-Craft v New Vent [2007] EWHC B10 (two week trial covering 5 causes of action (patents, passing off, copyright, trade marks and conspiracy)) • Handi-Craft v New Vent (Nos. 2, 3 and 4) (consequential relief) • Procter & Gamble v Reckitt Benckiser [2007] FSR 13 (registered community designs - infringement and validity) • Sandisk v Koninklijke Philips (patent infringement, validity and essentiality) • Markem v Zipher (No. 2) [2004] RPC 11 (judgments) • Markem v Zipher (No. 3) [2005] RPC 3 (patent entitlement) • Liaoning Light v Yu (O/71/04) (trade marks, validity) • Baker Hughes v Halliburton [2002] EWHC 2524 (patent amendment)) Professional association membership Publications Personal interests |