Thomas Moody-Stuart KC
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 2 : Intellectual Property
Band 2
About
Provided by Thomas Moody-Stuart KC
Practice Areas
Intellectual property, patents, trade marks, passing off, copyright, designs, trade secrets, media and entertainment, information technology, data protection, advertising standards. Technical background (genetics, biochemistry, large and small molecules). Has appeared before CJEU, General Court and UK Supreme Court, EPO and Irish High Court. Experience in jurisdictional disputes. Recent significant cases include Teva v Boehringer Ingelheim (Tiotropium, Ireland), Pfizer v GSK (Bexsero/Trumenba), Idenix v Gilead (Sofosbuvir Patent), Hearst v. Avela (Betty Boop character merchandise case)and Vestergaard Frandsen v. Bestnet (misuse of trade secrets). Advisory and clearance work in film and entertainment industry. Significant experience in comparative advertising and ASA disputes. For comprehensive CV and list of recent cases, visit our website at www.8newsquare.co.uk
Career
Born 1970. Educated Shrewsbury School, Gonville & Caius College Cambridge. Double First, Natural Sciences Tripos (Biological), Part II Genetics. Queen Mother's Fund Scholarship, Middle Temple. Trustee of The Reading Agency (reading and literacy charity), Middle Temple, 1995. Queen's Counsel 2016.
Professional Memberships
ChBA, IPBA, TIPLO.
Publications
Editor Kerly's Law of Trade Marks and Trade Names, Butterworth's Encyclopedia of Patent Law.
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