Alastair Shaw
Counsel Intellectual Property, Media, and Technology
Languages
English
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ChambersAl's a member of 'One of the best all-round IP groups in London? - dynamic partners supported by very able and hard-working associates'
Alastair (Al) Shaw has 25 years' experience litigating trademark, copyright, design, and trade secrets cases. He is counsel in the firm's London office and a member of the firm's global, award-winning Intellectual Property (IP) practice. Al's caseload usually has an international element, whether that's acting for major multi-national clients, dealing with cross-border jurisdictional challenges or coordinating parallel proceedings in multiple jurisdictions. He also has the rare experience of executing of search orders in trade secret cases to secure evidence. Al's practice ranges across international rights owners' anti-counterfeiting strategies, civil and criminal enforcement in the United Kingdom, to matters in the High Court and Court of Appeal.
After an undergraduate degree in oceanography at Southampton University, Al trained with the firm and holds a diploma in IP law from the University of Bristol. As a solicitor-advocate, Al has rights of audience at all levels of the English civil court system. He also represents injured British service personnel, pro bono, in compensation appeal hearings, on behalf of The Royal British Legion, in one case helping a client to achieve the near £600,000 maximum statutory compensation available from the British government.
Chambers'A fantastic team - very organised and they have excellent technical understanding'
Representative experience
Representing a global securities trading business in relation to trade secrets and copyright infringement issues.
Advising a major pharmaceutical company on contentious trade mark issues.
Representing a major multinational engineering group in a breach of confidence/trade secrets litigation.
Representing Stichting BDO in a High Court trade mark infringement action against BDO Unibank, Inc. [2013] EWHC 418 (Ch)
Representing FremantleMedia in High Court copyright litigation concerning the 'Idols' and 'The X Factor' TV formats.
Advising Skype in relation to worldwide contentious trade mark issues.
Obtaining a search order and pursuing committal proceedings for breach of it.
Advising licensees on the operation of the Copyright Licensing Agency and Newspaper Licensing Agency collective licensing schemes.
Representing the patentee in a patent entitlement action concerning plasma lamp technology (Ceravision Limited v Luxim Corporation [2007] R.P.C. 33).
Contentious copyright advice in relation to art exhibitions.
Advising on disputes relating to European Community and UK design rights.
Pharmacia Corp v Merck & Co [2001] (pharma patent infringement on COX-II inhibitors).
Trade mark and know-how licensing in the beverages sector.
Contentious trade mark and domain name work for Prudential against third party mis-use of Prudential core brands.
Credentials
Education
- BSc. Oceanography, University of Southampton
- Diploma in Intellectual Property Law, University of Bristol
Bar admissions and qualifications
- Solicitor, England and Wales
Court admissions
- Senior Courts of England and Wales
- Higher Courts (Civil)
Memberships
- Law Society of England and Wales
- AIPPI (UK branch)
- Intellectual Property Lawyers Association