Band 3
Band 3
About
Provided by Mark Ridgway
Practice Areas
Mark is an intellectual property litigator with over 20 years’ experience, advising on a wide range of cross-border, contentious matters.
Mark has particular expertise in multi-jurisdictional patent disputes, as well as in patent licensing and trade secrets disputes, advising clients primarily from the life sciences, technology and financial services sectors.
Mark has a technical background (BEng (Hons) in Electronic Engineering), allowing him to take on the most complex cases whilst delivering strategic and commercial advice to clients. Mark is ranked as a Leading Individual by Legal 500 (Intellectual Property: Patents), as well as by other major directories. In the area of trade secrets, Mark is a member of the AIPPI Standing Committee on Trade Secrets and chairs the trade secrets sub-committee of a major UK industry association.
Chambers Review
UK
Mark Ridgway represents clients in a range of complex litigation covering FRAND and standard-essential patents, infringement actions and trade secret cases. He acts for many market-leading technology and life sciences companies.
Mark Ridgway is respected for his practice handling contentious matters for life sciences companies. He is particularly well known for issues relating to freedom to operate and all manner of patent-based disputes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"A really good, solid lawyer."
"Mark is tactically just brilliant and a really astute patent litigator who thinks ten steps ahead. He is a go-to for significant patent disputes."
"Mark Ridgway is very dynamic lawyer with a well-rounded patent practice."
"Mark is a smart and thoughtful attorney."
"A really good, solid lawyer."
"Mark is tactically just brilliant and a really astute patent litigator who thinks ten steps ahead. He is a go-to for significant patent disputes."
"Mark Ridgway is very dynamic lawyer with a well-rounded patent practice."
"Mark is a smart and thoughtful attorney."
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