Victoria Bentley
UK Guide 2025
Band 3 : Intellectual Property
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Provided by Victoria Bentley
Practice Areas
Expert in relation to issues facing clients moving into ‘smart’ or digital industry, Victoria is praised by clients for her pragmatic and strategic thinking. With over 17 years' experience, she has a strong specialism in patent litigation.
Clients benefit from Victoria’s technical background in software development, enabling her to advise on high tech patents and other IP issues in complex technology sectors. Her skill in quickly grasping diverse subject matter is highlighted and she has particular expertise in patent and FRAND issues within wireless communications and other standards-based industries.
Unusually, Victoria also has considerable experience in life sciences patent litigation and a specialism in medtech and digital health.
Experienced in providing FTO analysis and opinions, Victoria helps pharma and medtech clients bring products to market including through co-ordinating complex, cross-border patent and SPC cases. Speaking fluent German, Victoria provides a seamless service on matters with a German aspect. For clients outside Europe, she adds strategic value in leading multi-jurisdictional patent matters across Europe.
Chambers Review
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Victoria Bentley is a partner at Shoosmiths in Birmingham. She practises mainly as a litigator and is expert in hi-tech, software and engineering disputes. She also has longstanding as well as recent experience in healthcare, materials science and life sciences litigation concerning patents, copyright and designs. Bentley is also recommended for litigation-proofing commercial agreements.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Victoria is a litigation ace with a technical background and excellent German. She has excellent ideas and follows them through. You are in safe hands with her. You could not ask for a better lawyer."
"Victoria provides very prompt feedback and good communication, and is action-oriented."
"Her advice has been excellent, prompt, commercial and knowledgeable."
"Victoria has a very good technical understanding of electronics and computer technology, but she is also fit for other areas and has always provided us with valuable input."
"Victoria is a litigation ace with a technical background and excellent German. She has excellent ideas and follows them through. You are in safe hands with her. You could not ask for a better lawyer."
"Victoria provides very prompt feedback and good communication, and is action-oriented."
"Her advice has been excellent, prompt, commercial and knowledgeable."
"Victoria has a very good technical understanding of electronics and computer technology, but she is also fit for other areas and has always provided us with valuable input."
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