Robin Hayes

Robin is a partner in Whitney Moore's intellectual property team (contentious and non-contentious) and dispute resolution team. He has considerable experience in contentious IP work, including litigation concerning the infringement and revocation of patents which protect medical devices, pharmaceuticals and electronic devices.

Robin is also experienced in trade mark law (including comparative advertising) and passing off and acts, amongst others, on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants operating in the FMCG, motor and entertainment industries.

Robin acted for McCambridge Ltd in its successful proceedings before the High Court and Supreme Court establishing the passing off of its bread packaging by a competitor and in the subsequent claim in the High Court for an account of the defendant’s profits. He is also particularly active in advising clients in contractual disputes over the licensing of technology. He is currently defending a leading provider of syndicated news/media content in respect of multiple claims alleging copyright infringement. Other ongoing work includes representation of several plaintiffs in High Court defamation claims.