Bio

Caroline Hayward advises on all aspects of IP law, including trade marks and passing off, rights in designs (registered and unregistered), copyright and database right, patents and rights in confidential information. Her practice includes both contentious and non-contentious matters and, on the contentious side, includes infringement, validity and enforcement issues. Caroline's practice also includes advice on advertising content including comparative advertising and misleading publicity, issues concerning domain names and the Internet, assignments and licensing of IP rights, and related disputes. Caroline is ranked as a "notable practitioner" in the field of Intellectual Property by the Chambers & Partners Guide to the Legal Profession 2016, and clients have described her as having "an impressive track record" and combining "intellectual capacity" with "commercial practicality". Caroline is a member of AIPPI and an associate member of CIPA and ITMA.