John Peacock

Partner

LLB (Hons), Registered UK and European Trade Mark Attorney, Fellow of the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys, Member of ECTA.

John read law at the University of West England. Immediately prior to joining Potter Clarkson, he was Managing Director of a London-based firm of trade mark attorneys. Previous experience includes working in-house for an international telecommunications company.

John was elected a Fellow of the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys in 1998. He joined Potter Clarkson as a partner in 1999 and joined the Board of Management in 2012.

News & Publications

Date	News Infomation
Jan 01 2012	Board of Management The Board of Management welcomes Ray Charig and John Peacock. Both will join the Board from January 2012.
Nov 04 2011	CJEU Issues Its Decision in the Interflora -v- Marks & Spencer Case In our Newsletter issued in April of this year, we reported the publication of the Advocate General's opinion in the dispute between Interflora and Marks & Spencer, concerning the latter's bidding on the INTERFLORA trade mark as a "keyword", so that their website link features in a Sponsored Link/Adword section on the first page of results after "Interflora" is entered into the Google search engine. Interflora sued Marks & Spencer in the UK for trade mark infringement, and the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has now responded to certain questions that were asked of it by the UK Court.
Sep 06 2011	.XXX Domain Name Launch The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), has approved the use of the Top Level Domain .xxx. The .xxx domain name is specifically designed for use by parties that provide online adult entertainment services. ICANN recognises that existing trade mark holders who have no connection with the adult entertainment industry might have their trade marks registered as .xxx domain names by third parties, and that such unauthorised registrations could adversely affect their businesses. Consequently, ICANN has announced provisions permitting trade mark holders to register .xxx domain names defensively. The .xxx domain names will be released in three phases: Sunrise, Landrush and then General Availability.