People | Mark Owen
Mark is a Partner and head of firm's Intellectual Property Practice and joint head of the eCommerce / Technology Group. His practice focuses on the use and protection of all types of copyright works, designs and brands with a particular interest in online and other digital media. Much of his work involves advising on new issues raised by technological advances.
Mark acts for many suppliers and providers of web technology, mobile service providers, online advertisers and emerging growth companies. He regularly speaks at internet and IP related conferences in the UK and US, ranging from the PLI's Internet Institute in New York to the Edinburgh TV Festival. Topics he speaks on include the legal requirements for commercial communications with children, marketing to women on-line, selling software on-line and the rise of ASPs and the effect of the internet on the music and TV industries.
Mark also works with the Advertising, Aviation, Charities and Fashion Groups. He is a member of the Law Society's IP Working Party and INTA's rights of publicity committee.
Mark joined Harbottle & Lewis in 1998 from Clifford Chance and was made a Partner in 1999. He is a member of the California Bar, the International Trade Mark Association, the Computer Law Association and the Society for Computers and Law.


Articles by Mark Owen:
The Strategic Advisory Board for Intellectual Property (Sabip) is, rightly, one of the first quangos to be cut by the coalition.
Shireen Peermohamed and Mark Owen comment on the implications of the Google Adword ruling for marketers.
Mark Owen examines the ways in which the music industry deals with file sharing.
Mark Owen and Tony Ballard assess the impact of the Digital Britain Report on media companies and the public.
Site Highlights
02 Sep 10 Press Release
Harbottle & Lewis advises the Prince's Charities Foundation in relation to "Start"
02 Aug 10 Press Release
Harbottle & Lewis advises EA SPORTS on partnership with the Premier League
14 Sep 10 Event
Audiovisual Media Services Directive Update
02 Aug 10 Article
Opinion: UK Economy Needs an IP Tsar


