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Michael Edenborough QC

Year of Call:
1992
Year of Silk:
2010
Main Areas Of Work:
  • intellectual property
  • trade marks and passing-off
  • copyright and designs (registered and unregistered)
  • patents and trade secrets / confidential information
  • other IPRs such as database right, moral rights and performance rights
  • entertainment and media, and IP issues relating to works of art
  • information technology, data protection and Freedom of Information issues 
  • commercial disputes with a technical content
Recommendations:

Intellectual Property (Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and Legal Experts) and Trade Marks (World Trademark Review)

Quotes:

" 'The most visible and trademark-focused barrister out there', He is frequenty seen on some of the country's most important cases, particularly those concerned with registry related issues. Praised for 'knowing law and procedure inside out', he is the first choice of counsel for many firms."

World Trademark Review 2013

" 'is very sharp and gives prompt and very pragmatic advice' according to one of his many votaries. He is celebrated for his achievements before the trade mark registry, as well as for his nous in copyright, design right and patent matters."

Chambers & Partners UK 2013

"reliable, quick to respond, very amiable and easy to get along with." He also possesses "an excellent knowledge of case law."

Chambers & Partners UK 2012

“a real all-rounder who is excellent at finding ways around difficult issues”. He provides "concise, practical advice in language that clients understand," pleasing solicitors by virute of the fact that "he turns things around very quickly."

Chambers & Partners UK 2011

"really gets stuck in" and is also very commercial: "He's someone I really enjoy putting in front of clients," enthused one interviewee. He provides advice that "gets to the point very quickly," and he always exhibits "a phlegmatic approach – he's not a showboater."

Chambers & Partners UK 2010

"robust advocate and one of the few all-rounders who excels in trade mark work, yet also proves a true heavyweight on patent technology matters" - "he seems to know everything and can explain what is going on with ease" - "no one is going to flip a point past you with him on the case."

Chambers & Partners UK 2009

“bringing order out of chaos” - “always on the right wavelength” - “[he has the] knack of mastering the law and applying it” - “[his] hardcore technical knowledge astounds and impresses those around him as does the way he churns out top-quality work.”

Chambers & Partners UK 2008