Isabel Jamal

Ranked in 1 Practice Areas

Band 1

Intellectual Property

London (Bar)

13 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Isabel Jamal

UK Bar

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.

Scheduled trials and appeals include Panasonic v Xiaomi (appeal on willingness and interim licences in the context of FRAND), Abbott v Dexcom (glucose monitoring system technology), DISH v Aylo (video streaming technology), Optis v Apple (FRAND appeal), and Regeneron v Amgen (pharmaceutical formulation).

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 always a go-to for complex patent cases. She's incredibly easy to work with, exceptionally bright, and pragmatic and persuasive in her arguments.