Miles Copeland

Called to the Bar 2004

Education
Pupillage completed at 3 New Square covering all areas of intellectual property law with Colin Birss, Thomas Mitcheson, Denise McFarland and Justin Turner as pupil masters.
Bar Vocational Course at Inns of Court School of Law (2003-2004).
CPE at City University (2002-2003).
Natural Sciences specialising in Neuroscience at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge (1999-2002).
Lord Denning, Lord Haldane, Hardwicke and Wolfson Scholar of Lincoln’s Inn.

Practice areas
All aspects of intellectual property

Recent Cases
• European Central Bank v DSS Inc. [2008] EWCA Civ 192 & [2007] EWHC 600 (Ch) - patent revocation, added matter, Court of Appeal and High Court
• LIFFE Administration and Management v Pinkava [2007] RPC 30 and [2006] EWHC 595 (Pat) – employer/employee dispute as to ownership of inventions and confidential information Court of Appeal and High Court.
• Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd v Vetplus Ltd [2007] FSR 29, [2007] FSR 28 - interim injunction, malcious falsehood, trademark, comparative advertising, Court of Appeal and High Court.
• Novartis AG v Ivax Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd [2006] EWHC 2506 (pat) - pharmaceutical formulation patent, infringement and validity.
• Weatherford v BJ Tubular Services [2006] EWHC – mechanical patent, infringement and validity.

Example cases during pupillage
• Schering Corp v Cipla [2005] FSR 25 – Patents Court, without prejudice communications.
• Smithkline Beecham Plc v Apotex (No.2) [2005] FSR 24 – costs, Court of Appeal
• Mayne Pharma Pty Ltd v Pharmacia Italia [2004] EWHC 2458 (Ch), [2005] EWCA Civ 137 – epirubicin, Court of Appeal and Patents Court
• Mayne v Teva, [2005] EWHC 2141 – paclitaxel, Patents Court
• Injectable paclitaxel composition [T 1038/02] - (Opposition in the EPO)

Professional Association Memberships
• Intellectual Property Bar Association, Chancery Bar Association.