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High Court
appoints new IP specialist judge
The England and Wales High Court has appointed James Mellor
as a new judge for the Chancery Division, it was announced on Wednesday,
January 20.
Mellor, 59, a barrister at 8 New Square who specialises in
intellectual property law, will start his new role on February 8, after which he
will become the Honourable Mr Justice Mellor.
His appointment will come as a relief to UK IP attorneys because
of the lack of IP specialist judges left in the High Court after judges Colin
Birss and Christopher Nugee were elevated to the England and Wales Court of