Intellectual property News

3PB posts a 20% increase in its rankings in Chambers and Partners’ 2027 edition

15th October 2026

3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) has broken its previous record of individual rankings in the latest, 2027 edition of Chambers and Partners. The national chambers' rankings rose by 20% to a total of 123 separate ratings (104 last year), including 24 new rankings, for 94 of its barristers. The 2027 guide saw accolades for 3PB in 23 areas of law across the London Bar as well as in the North Eastern, South Eastern, Western and...

3PB’s Intellectual Property team welcomes 1 new ranking in the latest edition of Chambers and Partners. While head of team Victoria Jones, Nicole Bollard. Faizul Azman and Mark Wilden remain ranked in London for their expertise in Intellectual Property, Mark Wilden is now also ranked for Media and Entertainment. Clients describe Victoria Jones as "the font of all trade mark info and really knows her stuff.” "She is particularly good and technically strong."Nicole Bollard is praised as “super-bright and great to work with. She is equally...

3PB breaks through the 200 rankings ceiling in the Legal 500’s 2027 edition 

2nd October 2026

3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings), one of the UK's largest chambers, has this year again surpassed all expectations in the latest Legal 500 UK Bar rankings achieving a record number of 203 rankings, including 20 new rankings. 128 of 3PB’s barristers are now ranked in the Legal 500. The set is ranked in 28 areas of law across London, Midlands, South Eastern, Western and in the Middle East. This year, the national chambers gains a...

3PB’s Intellectual Property team has welcomed one new ranking in London in the latest edition the Legal 500 published today. While head of team Victoria Jones, Nicole Bollard and Faizul Azman remain ranked for Intellectual Property, Mark Wilden – who earned his first ranking last year for his Media and Entertainment expertise in London - is now also recognised for his Intellectual Property work. Victoria Jones is lauded as 'highly knowledgeable, commercially pragmatic, and fantastic at distilling...

Mark Wilden acts successfully for ValueLicensing against Microsoft before the Court of Appeal

8th July 2026

3PB’s specialist intellectual property barrister Mark Wilden acted again for, in this case the successful respondent, JJH Enterprises (trading as ValueLicensing), in two appeals brought by Microsoft against decisions of the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) for which judgment was handed down yesterday. ValueLicensing claims that Microsoft stifled the supply of second-hand computer programs and software licences by placing restrictions in the relevant contracts and moving customers from the use of perpetual licences onto a subscription-based...

Nicole Bollard and Mark Wilden appear in Court of Appeal

15th April 2026

Members of 3PB’s intellectual property team are appearing in Court of Appeal today in a number of cases. Nicole Bollard is representing the defendants, instructed by Loney Stewart Holland, in a dispute with The Northern Block Limited. The claimant says the company continued using her typeface work without paying her after their agreement ended in 2022. A 2023 court decision recognised her rights, and in 2024 she brought new claims for unpaid royalties and breach...

3PB’s IP team to host CITMA roadshow

26th January 2026

3PB Barristers’ Intellectual Property team is set to host a series of lectures across the country with The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA). 3PB’s specialist IP barristers Victoria Jones, Nicole Bollard, Faizul Azman and Mark Wilden will join together to discuss topics of importance to trade mark practitioners, including analysing the implications of recent decisions in trademark law, explore the updated UK IPO procedures, and the tactical deployment of infringement remedies. The first session in this roadshow will take...

Mark Wilden acts for successful claimant ValueLicensing in trial against Microsoft before CAT

12th November 2025

3PB’s specialist intellectual property barrister Mark Wilden acted for the successful claimant, JJH Enterprises (trading as ValueLicensing), in a claim before the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) in a case involving the legality of selling pre-owned Microsoft Office and Windows software. In a judgement handed down yesterday as [2025] CAT 75 the tribunal found for the claimant on all substantive issues. The hearing resolved the key question of whether Microsoft's Windows and Office fall outside the...

Faizul Azman writes an article on how the UK National Security Law Regulates AI and Intellectual Property

23rd October 2025

3PB’s Intellectual property barrister Faizul Azman has written an article titled ‘Owning the Code, Losing Control: How UK National Security Law Regulates AI and Intellectual Property.’ This article analyses how the UK’s export-control, patent secrecy and investment-screening regimes apply to AI models and datasets that generate dual-use or defence-relevant outputs. It argues that legality turns on capability and potential end-use: an AI system may require a licence because of its technical performance or because the...

3PB breaks through the 100 rankings ceiling in Chambers and Partners 2026 edition

16th October 2025

3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) have been awarded a record number of individual rankings in the 2026 edition of Chambers and Partners, reaching a total of 104 (96 last year) achieved by 86 of its barristers. The national set has doubled its number of individual rankings in 5 years (52 in 2021) and is rewarded with accolades in 22 areas of law across the London Bar as well as in the North Eastern, South Eastern,...

3PB’s Intellectual Property team welcomes 2 new rankings in the latest editions of Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500. While head of team Victoria Jones, Nicole Bollard and Faizul Azman retained their rankings in the Legal 500 published on 1 October, Mark Wilden gained his first accolade for his specialist Media and Entertainment work. The team maintains a strong profile in the Chambers and Partners edition published today with our four barristers now ranked for Intellectual...

3PB achieves record rankings in the Legal 500’s 2026 edition

1st October 2025

3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings), one of the UK's largest chambers, is delighted to announce a record number of rankings - totalling 193 - in the Legal 500 2026’s edition which is published today, compared with 167 last year. A total of 123 3PB barristers are now ranked in the Legal 500, up from 108 last year. The set is ranked in 26 areas of law across 4 large UK Circuits (London, South Eastern, Western...