Offering a ‘very personal service’, the practice at Howes Percival LLP was recently bolstered by its acquisition of Oxford-based specialist commercial, IP and media law firm, Maier Blackburn. The firm has in-depth experience of the creative industries and merchandising issues, as well as the technology and manufacturing sectors. Described as ’engaging, efficient and thorough‘, Cathleen Blackburn is known for her expertise in cross-border copyright issues in the academic publishing space, while Steven Maier has expertise in IP disputes; both are based in Oxford. Practice head James Howarth, based across Milton Keynes and Oxford, is another experienced litigator with a background in the publishing and high-tech manufacturing spaces.
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‘We receive a very personal service from the firm and always get the feeling that those we work with really understand our organisation and our needs.’
‘We work closely with Cathleen Blackburn. She is always very engaging, efficient and thorough with her guidance and we trust her entirely.’
Clients clés
- The Tolkien estate
- Agatha Christie limited
- Magda Archer
- Cochrane Collaboration
- European association of Archaeologists
- M C Beaton literary estate
- Tabbers limited
- Welbeck publishing group
- Owen Mumford limited
- Golf holidays direct limited
Points forts
- Advising the Tolkien Estate in connection with the repeated infringement of its intellectual property rights in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
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Responsable de la pratique
James Howarth
Autres avocats clés
Cathleen Blackburn; Steven Maier