About

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Unlock the power of Bird & Bird for your global intellectual property needs. With over 450 dedicated IP specialists worldwide, our team stands as a leader in the field. In London, our practice of over 100 legal professionals takes the lead in high-value cross-border IP litigation and projects, demonstrating extensive experience in devising and coordinating strategies across multiple jurisdictions.

Bird & Bird is your full-service IP practice, offering expertise in patents, copyright, trademarks, designs, and IP-rich transactions. We extend beyond the conventional, expressing a genuine interest in emerging areas such as AI, machine learning, big data, and the convergence of life sciences and technology.

What sets us apart is the unique blend of legal prowess and technological expertise within our team. With over 30 of our team holding degrees in scientific disciplines like chemistry, physics, engineering, microbiology, and computer science, we excel in patent and technology litigation.

Innovation is our ally. Our development of LegalTech solutions, including Fibonacci - a cutting-edge legal project management platform - and PATTERN - an industry-leading patent intelligence offering - has proven instrumental in global brand protection, litigation strategy and global licensing disputes and agreements.

When you choose Bird & Bird, experience a dynamic partnership that leverages global expertise, cutting-edge technology, and a passion for emerging trends in the IP landscape.

Chambers Review

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Intellectual Property - London (Firms)

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Bird & Bird is known for its highly skilled practitioners who handle a wide range of patent litigation for market-leading innovators, with additional capabilities in copyright and data rights. The team is recommended for licence agreements of all kinds, and trade mark and designs prosecution. In addition, the team is noted for deep reserves of hi-tech and life sciences expertise, and its offering of a bespoke in-house patent valuation tool.

Work Highlights

  • Bird & Bird acted for Merck KGaA in a successful declaratory injunction relating to the use of its trade marks by global organisations online.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Morag Macdonald
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Senior Statespeople

Morag Macdonald is highly regarded for her extensive experience leading complex patent litigation. In addition to her disputes practice, she expertly handles IP-driven transactions.

Morag's biggest strength is her strategic oversight; she organises the cases across different jurisdictions and makes sure all the different attorneys know what they are doing.

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Peter Brownlow
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Band 1
Peter Brownlow comes recommended for his litigation practice covering trade marks, designs and copyright for companies in a range of industry sectors. He also advises on global brand protection strategy.

Peter Brownlow is very good at what he does, very experienced. Together, we came up with a good strategy for our company.

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Jane Mutimear
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Band 2
Jane Mutimear frequently works on highly technical patent litigation matters concerning licensing disputes and FRAND terms for clients in the technology and telecommunications sectors. She regularly coordinates multi-jurisdictional litigation campaigns.

Jane Mutimear really knows her stuff and is a very tenacious litigator.

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Richard Vary
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Band 2
Richard Vary comes recommended for his experience born out of years as an in-house lawyer in the electronics sector. His practice encompasses patent infringement disputes and FRAND matters, including the coordination of multi-jurisdictional efforts.

Richard provided calm, strategic guidance and his ability to stay focused under pressure and work tirelessly behind the scenes ensured every detail was handled with care and precision.

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Katharine Stephens
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Band 3

Katharine Stephens draws on her deep litigation experience to handle complex trade mark and design disputes for leading brands. She has additional expertise in copyright and database rights. Recently, she is acting for clients in the AI sector.

Katharine is well informed, particularly around AI, and always speaks very sensibly.

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Mark Hilton
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Band 3
Mark Hilton is well respected for his patent litigation practice, assisting clients with all manner of complex and technical problems. He has a particularly large client base in pharmaceutical and life sciences.

An exceptional patent litigator and leading authority on pharmaceuticals.

Mark Hilton is a very calm, safe and effective pair of hands.

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Ewan Grist
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Band 4

Ewan Grist has extensive experience in a range of complex disputes and enforcement matters regarding patents, trade marks and design rights. He is particularly well versed in trade mark infringement litigation for major retail brands.

Ewan is a very good practitioner. He is very amenable and very sensible.

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Nicole Jadeja
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Band 4

Nicole Jadeja is an expert in the treatment of patents in commercial and contentious matters. She is particularly well known for work in biotech and pharmaceuticals.

Nicole Jadeja is very, very good, particularly on the patent litigation side.

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Toby Bond
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Up and Coming

Toby Bond is noted for his knowledge and experience in the tech space, particularly in relation to EU regulations covering AI, data and SEP matters. He has an impressive patent and copyright practice and regularly represents clients in the UK Courts as well as in multi-jurisdictional litigation.

Toby is a brilliant IP lawyer; his advice is very commercial and relevant to the tech industry. He is a software engineer by background and can 'talk the talk' with our business teams.

Toby is extremely attentive, very knowledgeable and a great personality to work with.

Ranked Lawyers at
Bird & Bird

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London (Firms)

Intellectual Property

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Peter Brownlow
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Band 1
3
Katharine Stephens
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Band 3
4
Ewan Grist
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Band 4
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Nicole Jadeja
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Band 4
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Toby Bond
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Up and Coming
Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation

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Morag Macdonald
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Senior Statespeople
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Jane Mutimear
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Band 2
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Richard Vary
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Band 2
3
Mark Hilton
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Band 3

Members

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Allan Poulter

Chris de Mauny

Christine Danos

Eleanor Root

Emma Green

Ewan Grist

Jae Park

Jennifer Jones

Mario Subramaniam

Mark Holah

Matt Noble

Nick Aries

Patrick Kelleher

Phil Sherrell

Rebecca O'Kelly-Gillard

Head of Department

Robert Williams

Head of Department

Sally Shorthose

Toby Bond

Tom Darvill

Tom Snaith

Head of Department

William Warne

Clients

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AB InBev

Allergan

British Board of Film Classification

Canon Group

Coinbase

Convatec

CrossFit

Crypto Open Patent Alliance

Debeers

Dexcom

Epic Games

Ericsson

Fabergé

Gilead

Global Blue

Interdigital

Kingfisher (B&Q, Screwfix)

Lidl GB

Marks & Spencer

Marv Studios

Mattel

Merck KGaA

Monica Vinader

Monster Beverage Corporation

Motel One

Nokia

PRET

Perform Group

Philip Morris International (PMI)

Prosecco

Revolution Beauty

Semtech

Simba Sleep

Sisvel

Sunday Riley

Take-Two

Teva

The Broad Institute

YouGov

Industries

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Aerospace & Defence

Automobiles & Parts

Chemicals

Digital Rights and Assets

Education

Financial Services

Food & Drink Producers

Industrial Engineering

Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals

Media

Medical Devices

Research & Development Organisations

Retail & Consumer

Technology, Hardware & Electronics

Telecommunications

Travel & Leisure