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Intellectual Property

Midlands

10 Years Ranked

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Simon is intellectual property (IP) lawyer approaching 25 years' experience. He leads a national team specialised in all things relating to trade marks, designs, patents, and copyright. Simon and his team look after IP portfolios for clients in the UK with interests here and abroad, including many household names. The team are good at brand protection and addressing counterfeits.

Simon is particularly well known for dispute work and his work in defending infringement claims, including famous characters like Cuthbert in the well-publicised dispute with Colin the Caterpillar. Simon is equally at home with transactional work; licensing agreements, collaborations, and maximising value for clients out of IP.

Simon's team is a one-stop-shop for all things IP and related areas including advertising, marketing. Focussed on the commercial objectives Simon and his team are professional, effective, and fun to work with.

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Simon Barker leads Freeths’ national IP and media team. He is a brand and designs specialist, well versed in litigation and also commercial licensing and corporate support work.

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