Antony Watson QC Simon Thorley QC Richard Miller QC Guy Burkill QC Andrew Waugh QC Denise McFarland Colin Birss QC Justin Turner Douglas Campbell Tom Mitcheson Tom Hinchliffe Geoffrey Pritchard Helyn Mensah Dominic Hughes Miles Copeland Joe Delaney
		Simon Thorley QC Called to the Bar in 1972 and took silk in 1989. Appointments Master of the Bench of the Inner Temple 1999 Deputy High Court Judge 1998 Deputy Chairman Copyright Tribunal 1998-2006 Appointed Person for Trade Mark Appeals 1996 -2003 Chairman I.P. Bar Association 1995-1999 Member of the Bar Council 1995-1999 Member IP Bar Association, Chancery Bar Association and AIPPI Practice Area Simon Thorley has an extensive intellectual property practice, particularly in the field of chemical and biotechnology patents but extending to cover all other patent matters, passing off, infringement of trade marks, copyright and designs and breach of confidence. He also advises on EEC law relating to intellectual property and in technical commercial disputes. He has appeared regularly in the European Court of Justice, the European Patent Office and in Hong Kong. Education Rugby School 1963-67; Keble College, Oxford (M.A. Jurisprudence) 1968-1971. Publications Co-editor of Terrell on Patents (13th, 14th, 15th & 16th editions) Principal Cases House of Lords and Privy Council • Asahi Kasei Kogyo K.K.'s Application (1991) RPC 49 Patents - Priority Date Application. • Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals v. H.N. Norton (1996) RPC 76 Patents - Disclosure - Prior Publication Prior Use. • Erven Warnink v. Townend (1980) RPC 31 Passing Off -Advocaat • Biogen Inc. v. Medeva plc (1997) RPC 1. Patents-Genetic Engineering-Enablement. • Canon K.K. v. Green Cartridge Co. (1997) FSR 817. Copyright. British Leyland Defence. • Unilever v. Cussons (NZ) Pty (1998) RPC 369 Trade Marks. • Sabaf SpA v MFI Furniture Centres Ltd [2005] RPC 209 • Synthon BV v SmithKline Beecham Plc [2006] RPC 10 Patents novelty Court of Appeal • Bulmer v. Bollinger [1978] RPC 79 - Passing Off - Unfair Trading - Champagne Perry • Improver Corp v. Raymond - Court of Appeal Hong Kong [1991] FSR 233. Patents - Infringement - Equivalents. • A.C. Edwards v. Acme Signs [1992] RPC 131 - Patents, Added Matter. • Mentor v. Hollister [1993] RPC 7 Patents - Sufficiency. • Molynlycke AB v. Proctor & Gamble [1994] RPC 49 Patents - Obviousness. • PLG Research v. Ardon International [1995] RPC 287 Patents - Construction - Infringement. • Kastner v. Rizla [1995] RPC 585 Patents Construction - Infringement. • Harrods v. Harrodian School [1996] RPC 697. Passing Off. • Lubrizol v. Esso Petroleum [1998] RPC 727. Patents - Validity. • Union Carbide v. B.P. [1998] RPC 409 Patents Infringement. • Chocosuisse v. Cadbury [1999] RPC 826 Passing Off - Swiss Chocolate. • Philips Electronics v. Remington Consumer Products [1999] RPC 809, [2003] RPC 14 Trade Marks - Shapes. ECJ reference & [2006] EWCA civ 14 (second action) • Kimberley-Clark v. Procter & Gamble [2000] RPC 422. Amendment of Patents. • Bristol Myers Squibb v. Baker Norton [2001] RPC 1. Patents. Methods of Medical Treatment. • Lilly Icos Limited v. Pfizer Limited [2002] FSR 809. Patents. Viagra. Obviousness of second medical use • Arsenal Football Club v. Reed [2003] RPC 144 & 696. Trade Marks. ECJ reference • Boehringer Ingleheim KG v Dowelhurst ltd ECJ and Court of Appeal [2002] FSR 970, [2004] EWCA civ 757 Case C-348/04 [2008] EWCA civ 15 • Istitutio Gentili v. Teva Pharmaceuticals (2003) EWCA Civ 1545, Patents, Alendronate, Second medical use, obviousness • DSM Anti-Infectives BV v SmithKline Beecham plc [2004] EWCA Civ 1199. Patent licence. Jurisdiction • Markem Corp v Zipher Ltd [2005] RPC 31. Patents. Entitlement • Ultraframe (UK) Ltd v Eurocell Plastics [2005] RPC 36. Patents. Design right. • Angiotech's Patent [2007] RPC 20, Patents, obviousness. • Aerotel v Telco [2007] RPC 7. Patents. Methos of doing business. • European central Bank v DSS Inc. [2008] . Patents. Added Matter.