UK Bar
Practice Areas
Charles’ practice spans a broad range of IP areas, including patents, copyright, trade marks, passing off, designs and confidential information. Charles has been involved in proceedings in IPEC, the High Court and the Court of Appeal and the UKIPO; subject matter has included FRAND and RAND litigation, patents across a range of technologies, from telecoms to mechanical devices, parallel imports, competition law, jurisdiction and remedies, Norwich Pharmacal relief and sound trade marks. In addition to publicly referenced cases, Charles has worked on numerous matters which have not reached court.
Career
2017-present: Tenant at 3 New Square
Publications
– Brabin, C. 2023. ‘Sounding Off’ – Review of industry trends and legal developments and challenges in relation to sonic branding and sound trade marks (https://www.citma.org.uk/resources/sounding-off-review0323.html)
– Brabin, C. 2018. The Nagoya Protocol: the legal framework and challenges ahead. RHS Yearbook.
– Brabin, C. 2015. Toxic traces of autumn: will exDNA make it from the forest floor to the pharmacy shelf? Life Sciences Intellectual Property Review. April Issue.
– Brabin, C. 2014. Nagoya Protocol: searching for living gold. Life Sciences Intellectual Property Review. November Issue.
– Brabin, C. 2014. Intellectual property law in the realm of biology – striking the right balance. European Intellectual Property Review. 36:11
Personal
Beekeeping, sheep husbandry, photography, botany and the natural world in general.
