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Provided by Adrian Speck KC
Practice Areas
Barrister (KC) specialising in all aspects of intellectual property, media and entertainment, and information technology. IP areas include patents, trade marks, copyright, passing off, confidential information, registered and unregistered designs, M&E areas include broadcasting (terrestrial and satellite), publishing, performers' rights, moral rights. IT specialisms include internet law, database rights, telecommunications. Also specialises in jurisdiction disputes relating to all of the above. Recent cases include Sky v. SkyKick (trade marks and bad faith); Unwired Planet v. Huawei (telecoms patents; FRAND); Conversant v. Huawei & ZTE (telecoms patents; FRAND; jurisdiction); Regeneron v. Kymab (transgenic mouse patent); Actavis v. ICOS (pharmaceutical patent); Warner Lambert v. Generics & Actavis (second medical use patent); and Cartier v. BskyB (trade mark infringement over the Internet; injunction against ISPs). For a comprehensive CV visit chambers website at www.8newsquare.co.uk
Career
Born 1969. Educated at Seaford Head Comprehensive; Kings College, Cambridge (1991 BA Physics and Theoretical Physics - 1st Class); College of Law 1992 (Common Professional Exam with distinction); ICSL 1993 (Bar Vocational Course). Called 1993, Appointed KC 2012.
Professional Memberships
Patent Bar Association (PBA); Chancery Bar Association.
Publications
Modern Law of Copyright 5th Ed
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Adrian Speck KC is a technically brilliant, practical and commercially minded barrister recognised for representing telecommunications companies in high-value patent litigation. His other areas of expertise include second-use medical claims and trade mark infringement actions involving online vendors. He maintains an excellent reputation for his advocacy both at first instance and in appellate proceedings.
Adrian Speck KC is commended for his mature and intelligent handling of cases concerning technology patent licensing, telecommunications and media production. He frequently appears in appellate matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Adrian is a class act. He is all over the details and has very good judgement and cross-examination style."
"Adrian is one of the finest advocates at the patent Bar."
"Adrian always thinks out of the box.He is strategically excellent and technically superb."
"Adrian is a class act who is all over the detail when tackling any case given to him. He has excellent judgement and a very nice cross-examination style."
"Adrian is a class act. He is all over the details and has very good judgement and cross-examination style."
"Adrian is one of the finest advocates at the patent Bar."
"Adrian always thinks out of the box.He is strategically excellent and technically superb."
"Adrian is a class act who is all over the detail when tackling any case given to him. He has excellent judgement and a very nice cross-examination style."
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