The practice at Mishcon de Reya LLP is particularly active in advising on IP-related issues in the TV and film sector, such as copyright and trade mark disputes, portfolio management and brand protection. The firm also assists with commercial agreements and rights acquisitions. Practice head Lewis Cohen focuses on commercial contracts, often working on sports-related matters. Sally Britton advises brands on IP protection, while David Rose handles patents.
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Témoignages
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‘An excellent team. They have strength in depth and each one is as good as the next, so you have complete confidence in the advice you are getting. They use their expertise to extract significant value for their clients. I couldn't recommend them highly enough.’
‘They are highly personable and professional and have a can do attitude, prioritising their clients' needs at all times. They are very keen to add value to any project they work on and are consistently looking at ways to enhance their clients' situation and represent their interests.’
Clients clés
- Sky Limited, Sky UK Limited, Sky International AG
- Global Media Group Services Limited
- CBS
- Tyburn Film Productions
- Compuhire Limited
Points forts
Advising Sky on its wide-ranging trade mark dispute with SkyKick, including proceedings before the Supreme Court.
Advising Tyburn Film Productions on a dispute against defendants Lucasfilm and Lunak Heavy Industries (UK), regarding their use of the deceased actor, Peter Cushing's, likeness through CGI in the Star Wars film Rogue One.
Advised Compuhire on a wide range of commercial agreements in respect of its provision of graphics playback and equipment rental services to major film and TV studios and production companies.
Avocats
Responsable de la pratique
Lewis Cohen
Autres avocats clés
Sally Britton; David Rose