Band 3
Band 3
About
Provided by Bethan Hopewell
Practice Areas
Partner specialising in contentious intellectual property matters; practice covers full range of IP rights; particularly experienced in advising on multi-jurisdictional patent disputes, licence disputes and freedom to operate issues; works across a variety of industry sectors including pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, medical devices, industrial processes, electronics and telecommunications; represents clients before UK High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, European Patent Office, UK Intellectual Property Office.
Career
Trained Bristows; qualified Solicitor (England & Wales) 2006; Powell Gilbert LLP 2007-to date; partner 2016; Solicitor (Ireland) 2022; UPC Representative 2023.
Professional Memberships
AIPPI, CIPA, LSLA, EPLAW.
Personal
Sharnbrook Upper School and Community College, Bedfordshire; Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (BSc Hons Biology, first-class); University of Oxford (DPhil Molecular Biology); Oxford Brookes University (PgDL); Nottingham Law School (LPC); University of Bristol (Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice).