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Senior Associate

I am a senior associate in Fox Williams' intellectual property team. I have advised clients on all types of intellectual property matters including trade marks, passing off, registered and unregistered designs, copyright, and patents, as well as confidential information and domain name disputes. ”

Scott joined Fox Williams in September 2018 and became a Senior Associate in May 2022. Scott advises clients on both contentious and non-contentious intellectual property matters and has been the lead associate on cases brought in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, the High Court and the Court of Appeal. This has included the well-publicised Court of Appeal case against Bentley Motors, and the High Court claim brought by Superdry against Manchester City. Scott acts for clients in numerous sectors including in technology (Scott has a particular interest in AI and has written articles for Fox Williams), fashion, publishing and travel. Scott also advises clients in relation to trade mark and design filings, overcoming registration issues and trade mark oppositions and cancellations.

Scott is rated as a Rising Star 2024 on IP Stars, has a Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law from Oxford University, and speaks Spanish at an advanced level. Scott regularly gives presentations and presented in Fox Williams’ first podcast.

Prior to joining Fox Williams, Scott completed his training contract at the London office of a US law firm before qualifying in September 2016 as an IP lawyer and working for a specialist IP law firm.

To contact Scott or for more information…

Call: +44 (0)20 7614 2630
Email: ssteinberg@foxwilliams.com
Mobile: +44 (0)7885 552 956

My legal expertise

  • Confidential information
  • Copyright
  • Defamation
  • Domain name disputes
  • Intellectual Property
  • Passing off
  • Patents
  • Registered designs
  • Trade marks
  • Unregistered designs

Experience

  • Acted for Bentley Clothing and obtained a successful Court of Appeal judgment in its trade mark infringement claim against Bentley Motors (see here)

  • Advised Superdry in relation to its IP dispute with Manchester City in the High Court

  • Advised StylIdeas (Lord Sugar and The Apprentice winner Tom Pellereau) on unregistered design right infringement issues (including in relation to a claim in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court)

  • Advised maternity brand Seraphine on several fashion intellectual property matters, including its case in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court against JoJo Maman Bébe

  • Advised a blockchain company in relation to a trade mark and passing off dispute

  • Acted for Glanbia Performance Nutrition in relation to its High Court claim against The Hut Group Limited and The Hut.com

  • Acted for formalwear brand Marc Darcy in relation to a design and trade mark claim it brought in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court

  • Advised luxury equestrian brand Holland Cooper in relation to design infringements of its fur cape design, including obtaining permission to serve a Court order via Instagram (a UK first)

  • Advised various clients in relation to trade marks and trade mark proceedings, including Buzzfeed and Mycoskie (TOMS shoes)

  • Advised numerous clients on filing designs or patents

  • Advised various clients on domain name disputes

 

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To contact Scott or for more information…

Call: +44 (0)20 7614 2630
Email: ssteinberg@foxwilliams.com
Mobile: +44 (0)7885 552 956

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