Nick Rose

He has represented many UK and international businesses for almost 30 years, in the High Court, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court and before the European Commission, and has earned a name as a leading individual in his field of IP litigation.

Nick focuses on the media and entertainment, technology, retail, and sports sectors which has involved him working with UK private and public sector organisations as well as large multi-nationals.

In the last decade, Nick has been involved in many of the leading IP reported cases. In particular, acting for Ordnance Survey, on one of the largest database rights cases in the UK.

Nick has represented clients in many other leading IP cases including a decision on the subsistence of copyright in still photographs, the leading case on subsistence of copyright in user interfaces, screens, data structures and databases, the infringement of registered design rights relating to the design of a firefighter's helmet, and the leading case on trade secrets regarding the secret formula for new insecticide technology in mosquito nets. 

In relation to trade marks, Nick represented the Claimant in one of the leading cases on what constitutes use of a trademark on the internet in different jurisdictions (the 800 FLOWERS litigation) and, also the Claimant (successfully) in a case for trade mark infringement and passing off concerning character merchandising rights in BETTY BOOP, and represented Karen Millen Fashions Limited (successfully) in claims against Karen Miller, the founder of the business, concerning the rights in the KAREN MILLEN mark in various countries around the world. More recently he has represented Peloton in a case for trademark and copyright infringement against its competitor Echelon.