Hamish Porter

Education

Porter obtained a Bachelor of Laws and was admitted to the bar in England in 1977.

Career

Porter was admitted to the English bar in 1977 and developed a practice in intellectual property law. He became a partner and head of intellectual property at Theodore Goddard, where his work included trade mark, copyright, database-right, entertainment, technology, and domain-name matters. He continued as an intellectual-property partner at Addleshaw Goddard, advising on copyright issues involving websites, films, databases, mobile-phone images, entertainment software, music, and digital technology. In 2007 he joined Field Fisher Waterhouse as an intellectual-property specialist. His reported work included acting for defendants in the L'Oréal v. Bellure litigation concerning comparative advertising, trade marks, and unfair advantage, and advising on disputes involving sports and media rights. Porter has also spoken on the British Horseracing Board v. William Hill database-right litigation and written commentary on trade mark and copyright developments.

Achievements

• Built a career as a specialist intellectual-property lawyer working on significant United Kingdom and European trade mark, copyright, database-right, design, entertainment, and technology matters.

• Acted for defendants in the L'Oréal v. Bellure litigation concerning comparative advertising, trade mark infringement, passing off, and unfair advantage.

• Presented and wrote commentary on the British Horseracing Board v. William Hill database-right litigation and its implications for intellectual-property protection.

Works

• journal article

  • ECJ makes its mark

    (Co-authored article by Hamish Porter and Louisa Albertini...)

    2009
  • Dishonestly and without due cause

    (Article by Hamish Porter examining the honest-practices a...)

    2007
  • Character Merchandising: Does English Law Recognise a Property Right in Name and Likeness?

    (Article by Hamish Porter on English-law protection for a ...)

    1999

  • Wrangling over French Copyright Legislation Continues

    (Co-authored article by Hamish Porter and Rebecca Swindell...)

    2006
  • BHB falls at the final hurdle (UK Court of Appeal)

    (Article by Hamish Porter examining the Court of Appeal's ...)

    2005
  • L’Oreal’s Success in Extending Protection for European Community Trademarks is Reluctantly Acknowledged by English Court

    (Article by Hamish Porter concerning the Court of Appeal p...)

    2010

  • European Union Competition Policy: Should the Role of Collecting Societies Be Legitimised?

    (Article by Hamish Porter concerning the competition-law t...)

    1996

References

• Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice Identifies Hamish Porter as the author of the article “BHB falls at the final hurdle (UK Court of Appeal)” and records his affiliation with Addleshaw Goddard.
  2005
• Law Gazette Reports Hamish Porter's move from Addleshaw Goddard to Field Fisher Waterhouse as an intellectual-property specialist.
  2007
• New Law Journal Lists articles authored by Hamish Porter, including his co-authored analysis of trade mark protection after Intel.