Simon Malynicz QC
Barrister, 3 New Square
Simon’s practice covers all areas of intellectual property law, including trade marks, passing off, designs and copyright.
In recent years he has worked on several notable trade mark cases including Sky v SkyKick, Zuma Restaurant v Zuma Dog Food, Iceland v Iceland, Kit Kat, Specsavers v Asda, IP Translator, Interflora v M&S, Budweiser, Intel, L’Oreal, Adam Opel, Arsenal, Bovemij, UDV and DHL Express. He appears regularly before all the relevant tribunals including the High Court, Court of Appeal, Patents Court and UK Intellectual Property Office. He has extensive experience of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and General Court in Luxembourg. To date, he has acted in more than 20 references to the CJEU and more than 50 cases before the General Court on trade mark appeals from OHIM.
He was appointed a silk in 2016 and is described in the current Chambers and Partners Guide as “esteemed for his practical and tactically minded counsel and experienced in acting in CJEU, Court of Appeal and IPEC cases” and “as strong advocate who is very good to work with and a strong team player”. The Legal 500 describes him as “creative, practical and excellent in court”.