Georgina Messenger

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property, Information Technology and commercial disputes involving the same; patents, trade marks, passing off, copyright, designs, confidential information. Advice, drafting and advocacy covering all these areas in the UK Courts and UKIPO.

Cases include (* indicates sole counsel):

Patents:

*Trailerlogic LLC v Roftek Ltd (IPEC) (mechanical patent);

Astrazeneca v Tesaro [2023] EWHC 803 (Ch) (Licensing agreements; Swiss-type claims);

Takeda UK v F. Hoffmann-La Roche [2019] (Antibodies);

Illumina Inc v Premaitha Health [2017] (pre-natal testing);

Trade Marks:

*Gibraltar (UK) Limited v Viovet Limited [2024] EWHC 777 (Ch) (comparative advertising)

* Enreach UK Limited v Inreach Group Limited [2022] EWHC 2867 (Ch) (strike out).

*Industrial Cleaning Equipment v Intelligent Cleaning Equipment [2023] EWHC 411 (IPEC) (Infringement, validity, acquiescence, honest concurrent use). Appeal on acquiescence [2023] EWCA Civ 1451.

*Hayman-Joyce Property v Hayman-Joyce Broadway [2023] EWHC 1028 (IPEC) (passing off, implied licences).

*Claridge’s Hotel v Claridge Candles [2019] (trade marks)

Frank Industries v Nike Retail BV [2018] EWHC 1893 (Ch), [2018] EWCA Civ 497, [2018] EWHC 424 (IPEC) (trade marks, interim injunctions,;

Zuma's Choice v Azumi [2017] EWHC 609 (IPEC) (trade marks, unjustified threats, recusal);

Kason Kek-Gardner Ltd v PCL [2017] EWCA Civ 2132 [2016] EWHC 2198 (Ch) (contracts, design right/copyright/trade mark);

Signature Realty Limited v Fortis Developments [2016] EWHC 3583 (Ch) (Copyright)

*Numerous appearances before UKIPO and the Appointed Person.

Career

Called 2014, Middle Temple, Clare College Cambridge (2011) MA Hons, Natural Sciences. BPTC (BPP: Outstanding). GDL (BPP).

Professional Memberships

Intellectual Property Bar Association.

Publications

Co-Editor of Terrell on the law of Patents.