Simon Clark

Practice Areas

Simon specialises in copyright and design rights, database rights, trade marks, passing off, domain names and breach of confidence.

As a litigator he has acted for clients in the High Court, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court, Court of Justice of the EU, as well as in the Copyright Tribunal and the IP Enterprise Court, including appearing as a Solicitor Advocate. He also manages international brand portfolios for clients.

He is particularly active for clients in the design industry, including some of the country’s leading furniture, textile, fashion and product design companies. For example, he acted for the successful defendant in the important design rights case Neptune (Europe) Ltd v DeVol Kitchens Ltd [2017] EWHC 2172 (Pat).

Simon also specialises in online intellectual property issues, such as representing the NLA and six of the national newspapers in the proceedings brought against Meltwater and the PRCA on copyright in newspaper headlines, summaries and internet browsing, which went to the European Court of Justice, the Supreme Court and the Copyright Tribunal.

Career

LLB Hons, Cardiff University 1989

Qualified 1992

Partner 2000

Solicitor Advocate

Appointed Person for trade marks