JUNIOR PROFILE

Isabel Jamal

UK Bar 2026

8 New Square

Ranked in 1 practice area

Intellectual Property

London (Bar)

14 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Isabel's practice focuses particularly on large and technically complex patent cases (including in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and telecoms) and on FRAND disputes. Isabel’s practice also covers other areas of intellectual property law including trade marks, passing off, copyright and registered and unregistered design rights.

Recent /scheduled trials and appeals include Formycon & others v Regeneron (Eylea) (pharmaceutical formulation patent trial addressing validity and infringement by equivalence), Panasonic v Xiaomi (appeal on willingness and interim licences in the context of FRAND), DISH v Aylo (video streaming technology), Optis v Apple (FRAND appeal).

Career highlights include (i) being a lead advocate for Optis against Apple in a trial dealing with the “unwilling licensee” issue in their ongoing FRAND dispute, (ii) representing Unwired Planet and Conversant in the Supreme Court in their respective FRAND disputes and (iii) representing Actavis in the Supreme Court on the issue of infringement by equivalents.

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Career

Isabel has a first class Masters degree in Physics and Philosophy from Oxford University. She was awarded several major scholarships during her degree, law conversion and bar vocational courses. Called 2008; Lincoln's Inn.

Professional Memberships

Chancery Bar Association, IPBA.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK Bar

Intellectual Property - London (Bar)

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Isabel Jamal is an extremely conscientious and talented IP barrister who impresses instructing parties with her commercial focus and responsiveness. She is recommended for her experience acting in high-value litigation connected with pharmaceutical, telecommunications and engineering patents. She also excels in cases concerning design rights and copyrights. She has appeared in numerous precedent-setting cases before the Supreme Court and has recently tackled a number of actions relating to FRAND licensing.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Isabel is a standout barrister who would be my first choice. She is hard-working, intelligent and a great team player. She is also strategic and willing to see the bigger picture.
Intellectual PropertyUK Bar
Isabel is super bright and bubbling with energy and thoughts. I use her as a junior for advocacy on cases as she has a lot of credibility with judges already.
Intellectual PropertyUK Bar
Isabel Jamal is fantastic. She is really bright, detailed and engaged.
Intellectual PropertyUK Bar