Iain Purvis KC

Practice Areas

Iain was appointed as Queens Counsel in 2006 and is now noted as one of the most in demand and successful established silks at the IP Bar. This was echoed at the 2014 and 2020 Chambers and Partners Bar Awards where he received the award for IP/IT Silk of the Year.

He is highly regarded both for his incisive approach to litigation and for his ability to grasp intricate technology with ease. He has a wide-ranging practice which extends from mobile telephony and pharmaceutical patents to musical copyrights and protection of image rights.

Iain is a Deputy High Court Judge, sitting in the Chancery Division including the Patents Court, a Civil Recorder and a Judge of the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court. He is an Appointed Person, hearing appeals from decisions of the Trade Marks Registry. He is also a qualified mediator and has been involved in a number of arbitrations both as advocate and arbitrator.