Daniel Selmi

Practice Areas

Daniel practises in all areas of intellectual property law and commercial disputes involving the same, including patents, trademarks, passing off, copyright, designs and confidential information.

Cases illustrating the breadth of Daniel’s practice include: TQ Delta v Zyxel (patents, ADSL2/2+, VDSL2 technology); Alcon v Aspire (patents, fluprostenol isopropyl ester); Puma v Nike (trade marks, Footware mark); Nokia v Oppo (patent, 4G LTE transmission; Juve Patent “Top 10 patent case of 2022”); Dr Reddy’s and NHS Scotland v Warner-Lambert (patent damages inquiry; selected by The Lawyer as one of the “Top 20 Cases of 2023”); Swatch v Samsung (trade marks, Swiss watch brands; Managing IP “Impact Case of the Year 2024”); Lidl v Tesco (trade marks, passing off and copyright, Tesco’s Clubcard; selected by The Lawyer as one of the “Top 10 Appeals of 2024”); M&S v Aldi (registered designs, “light up gin bottles”); Shorts v Google (trade marks and passing off, YouTube Shorts); and Merck Serono (patents, cladribine for relapse-remitting multiple sclerosis, SPCs).

A full CV is available on Daniel’s Chambers’ website, accessible here: https://3newsquare.co.uk/barristers/daniele-selmi/

Career

Called 2013, Lincoln’s Inn; previously a Fellow at Oxford University (Bionanotechnology); contributing author to Terrell on the Law of Patents (19th & 20th editions), the leading practitioner textbook on UK patent law.

Professional Memberships

Intellectual Property Bar Association; Chancery Bar Association.