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
Intellectual Property Bar Association, Chancery Bar Association, Lawyers’ Christian Fellowship

Publications
Publications include various scientific publications (see J. Phys. Chem. and J. Chem. Phys.)

Personal interests
Church, squash and cricket (associate member, MCC)