SILK PROFILE

Thomas Hinchliffe KC

UK Bar 2026

Three New Square IP

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Information Technology

London (Bar)

8 years ranked

Intellectual Property

London (Bar)

23 years ranked

About

Provided by Three New Square IP

Practice Areas

All aspects of contentious intellectual property, with a particular emphasis on patent litigation in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and mobile telephony fields. Recent notable cases include: Generics (UK) v AstraZeneca [2025]; Samsung v Janssen [2024]; ACD v MI [2024], Bayer v Aspire [2024]; Phillips v Oppo [2023]; IPCom v Vodafone [2023]; Nokia v Oppo [2022]; Optis v Apple [2022]; Alcon v AMO [2021]; Teva v Janssen [2021]; InterDigital v Lenovo [2021] & [2022]; Illumina v MGI [2020]; IPCom v HTC [2020]; MSD v Wyeth [2020]; Conversant v Huawei [2020]; Aspire & Accord [2019]; Emson v Hozelock [2020] & [2019]; Philips v Asus [2018]; Merck v Comptroller [2017]; Illumina v Premaitha [2017]; Merck v Teva [2017], Novartis v Actavis [2016]; Lilly v Actavis [2016]; Hospira v Cubist [2017 & 2016]; Unwired Planet v Samsung [2016]; Merck v Ono [2015]; Vringo v ZTE [2014]; Philips v Nintendo [2014]; Samsung v Apple [2013]; Perini v PCMC [2012]; Generics v Yeda [2012]; Merck v Sigma [2012]; Warner- Lambert v Teva [2011]; Datacard v Eagle [2011]; Abbott v Medinol [2010]; RIM v Motorola [2010]; Generics UK v Daiichi [2009]; Actavis v Merck [2008]; Generics v Lundbeck [2008]; Qualcomm v Nokia [2008]; Conor v Angiotech [2007].

Career

Called to the Bar 1997. Took silk in 2016. Editor of the 18th -20th editions of Terrell on the Law of Patents.

Professional Memberships

Intellectual Property Bar Association; Chancery Bar Association.

Personal

Brasenose College Oxford (1995 MA, Chemistry).

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK Bar

Information Technology - London (Bar)

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Thomas Hinchliffe KC is an IP and IT expert who has a rising market profile due to his work in high-stakes technology cases, especially those involving telecoms and data transmission.

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Intellectual Property - London (Bar)

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Thomas Hinchliffe KC is highlighted for his abilities in handling biotechnology and pharmaceutical patent litigation matters. He has also acted in numerous telecommunications and electronic patent disputes. Sources are quick to highlight his polished advocacy, his incisiveness and his commercial awareness.

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Strengths

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Thomas has an encyclopaedic knowledge of case law and gets into the technical weeds of a case.
Information TechnologyUK Bar
Thomas works incredibly hard. He really gets to the bottom of everything.
Information TechnologyUK Bar
Thomas Hinchliffe is incredibly hard-working. He really gets to the bottom of everything. He is great.
Intellectual PropertyUK Bar
One of his real strengths is that he is always in the detail. Regarding his advocacy, we used him for High Court appeal work and he was very accomplished.
Intellectual PropertyUK Bar
Thomas Hinchliffe KC is a very experienced barrister who is able to jump in and really help steer a matter under a lot of pressure. He is a safe pair of hands.
Intellectual PropertyUK Bar