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Intellectual Property - Midlands

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What the Team is Known For

Mills & Reeve in Birmingham has a full-service IP practice which advises a broad range of clients on both contentious and non-contentious matters. The team is known for its strength across patent litigation, trade mark, copyright and designs matters. The team advises clients across the automotive, manufacturing, retail, higher education and healthcare sectors.

Work Highlights

  • Mills & Reeve advised bathroom and shower manufacturer Kohler Mira on its successful patent infringement claim against competitor Triton.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Claire O'Brien
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Band 3
Claire O'Brien is head of the IP team at Mills & Reeve in Birmingham. She is well versed in contentious IP and routinely handles trade mark, copyright and design right infringement disputes. Her recent work includes instructions from prominent manufacturing, engineering and automotive clients.

Claire is brilliant to work with.

Claire very much sees everything in the context of what's good for the business.

Richard Plaistowe
Associates to watch

Richard Plaistowe is a principal associate who handles a range of IP-related work, including advising on IP strategy, protection, exploitation and enforcement. He has further experience in the contentious sphere, working with trademark oppositions.

A very capable IP litigator.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Intellectual Property

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Claire O'Brien
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Richard Plaistowe
Associates to watch