JUNIOR PROFILE

Chris Aikens

UK Bar 2026

11 South Square

Ranked in 1 practice area

Intellectual Property

London (Bar)

13 years ranked

About

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UK Bar

Practice Areas

Chris has a diverse practice covering all areas of intellectual property law and commercial disputes with an IP or technical element. His recent work has included patent cases relating to both treatments for glaucoma and stairlifts, a number of design claims in the fashion industry, a claim for international copyright infringement against an airline and defending a number of claims for trade mark and passing off brought by easyGroup. He is also currently acting as lead counsel in an LCIA arbitration concerning video games.

Chris appears regularly as sole counsel in the High Court, UK IPO and the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court. He has also appeared as sole counsel in the Court of Appeal, the General Court of the European Union, the European Patent Office and the Company Names Tribunal and as junior counsel in the UK Supreme Court. In the summer of 2018, Chris also acted as junior counsel in a 13-day breach of contract trial in the Commercial Court.

Chris was nominated for the 2021 Chambers and Partners IP/IT Junior of the Year award.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK Bar

Intellectual Property - London (Bar)

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Chris Aikens is well liked by instructing solicitors, with a good reputation for IPEC proceedings and contentious design rights matters. He is also noted for his assistance with patent entitlement disputes, Community trade mark infringement claims and allegations of passing off. He has acted on a number of matters that concern the misuse of confidential information. He has also advised in relation to Supreme Court intervention and represented his clients in LCIA arbitration proceedings.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

A superb barrister, Chris is great to work with. He is definitely the go-to junior at the IP Bar.
Intellectual PropertyUK Bar
We love him! He is very practical and commercial.
Intellectual PropertyUK Bar
Chris Aikens is excellent. His knowledge of trade mark matters has been invaluable, and he is extremely polished on his feet.
Intellectual PropertyUK Bar