tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post6064757528567894190..comments2024-03-29T13:59:42.629+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Obituary: Sir Hugh LaddieVerónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-62874815257528900442008-12-02T21:05:00.000+00:002008-12-02T21:05:00.000+00:00Thanks for this remembrance. He was one of a kind...Thanks for this remembrance. He was one of a kind, and his presence at conferences in the US (especially the Fordham International Intellectual Law and Policy Conference) gave us a wonderful opportunity to witness his keen intelligence and wit. I grieve his passing and extend symphathy to his family but will continue to celebrate his life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-82291791554077557882008-12-01T22:22:00.000+00:002008-12-01T22:22:00.000+00:00I am proud to have been one of his students. He im...I am proud to have been one of his students. He impassioned all of us with a love for IP law, thanks to his enthusiasm and sense of humor. He will be hugely missed.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03877477816131009627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-72418361514030066952008-12-01T18:09:00.000+00:002008-12-01T18:09:00.000+00:00That was a very nice obituary for a very deserving...That was a very nice obituary for a very deserving man. Just today, I came across his name several times while editing a Nigerian Copyright text book. My supervisor was very shocked to hear that this fixture in IP had passed away. His influence surely reached far beyond Europe.goldenrailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07257965659017173039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-37938649903971519132008-11-30T20:21:00.000+00:002008-11-30T20:21:00.000+00:00In the world of intellectual property law, he was ...In the world of intellectual property law, he was a prodigious, fearless, and unique hero. He was also a kind, witty, eclectic and cultured gentleman in the best sense of the word who loved fly fishing, grand opera, and above all, his family.Howard Knopfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18321190334597129416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-72900795161143933582008-11-30T19:55:00.000+00:002008-11-30T19:55:00.000+00:00Although it was evident at the IBIL Seminar only a...Although it was evident at the IBIL Seminar only a few weeks ago that Sir Hugh was not a well man, his characteristic good humour and wit led me to hope that matters were better than they seemed. It's thus an awful shock, although not a surprise, to hear that he has passed away. <BR/><BR/>First Sir Nicholas Pumfrey, now Sir Hugh; the IP world has lost two of its brightest and most well-regarded stars over the last twelve months.Simon Bradshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233721281522686341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-59248375683582516762008-11-30T16:00:00.000+00:002008-11-30T16:00:00.000+00:00Sir Hugh was the sole reason I attended UCL to stu...Sir Hugh was the sole reason I attended UCL to study a LLM in Intellectual Property. He was a challenging, supportive and a warm advisor who impassioned me, and all of the students who were lucky enough to be in his classes, with a love for IP law and practice. He inspired me to pursue a career in IP law and guided and supported my research into new untouched topics in IP law. I, along with all the other students at UCL, will miss his presence very much.Annsley Merelle Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09184706067469338128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-70869648528839223862008-11-30T13:33:00.000+00:002008-11-30T13:33:00.000+00:00What struck me about Hugh from the first time I me...What struck me about Hugh from the first time I met him was the way in which he reached out to and included everybody in his warmth, friend or stranger, great or unknown. And he was always open to argument, as both the great copyright book and his numerous leading judgments very well show. What a tragedy to lose him when he should have had so many more years to continue that contribution. And how much worse for his family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-29789665220865431692008-11-30T12:48:00.000+00:002008-11-30T12:48:00.000+00:00We have lost a great European patent judge, an aud...We have lost a great European patent judge, an audacious man who always challenged the conventional wisdom and a dear friend. My thoughts are with his family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com