Intellectual Property


"Serle Court’s members offer genuine expertise across a broad range of chancery and commercial disciplines"
Chambers and Partners

Intellectual Property

Members of Chambers provide advice and advocacy services on all intellectual property matters, involving, for example, trade marks and passing-off, copyright and designs, and patents and confidential information. Members also have acted in cases concerning performance rights, moral rights, data protection issues, database rights, geographical indications, plant varieties rights, Freedom of Information requests, information technology disputes, and entertainment and media issues.

Chambers has a particularly strong reputation in trade mark registration matters, with great experience before the UK tribunals (both the Trade Mark Registry and the Appointed Person) and the UK courts. Historically, many members of Chambers have appeared on numerous occasions before the General Court and the Court of Justice of the European Union on trade mark issues.

Chambers also has extensive experience in copyright matters, in particular, those relating to the music and entertainment industries. Chambers has acted for many artists, record and film companies, agents and publishers. In addition, members of chambers have undertaken advisory work in international, European and comparative copyright law, including assisting in legislative drafting and representations to governmental departments and international organisations.

Michael Edenborough KC, along with expert contributions from Thomas EliasAdrian de Froment and Stephanie Wickenden (and with Niamh Herrett who compiled the Index), wrote the 2nd edition of Contentious Trade Mark Registry Proceedings, which was published by CITMA in October 2023.

“Michael Edenborough’s book is a tour de force. No stone or fragment of IPO law and practice in this area appears to have been left unturned or unexamined. This updated edition is replete with practical guidance built on Michael’s huge experience in this technical and highly specialised area.  

“It is an invaluable resource both for the seasoned practitioner and those just cutting their teeth. I recommend it highly.” Ian Bartlett, Beck Greener and Chair of the CITMA Law & Practice Committee

Given the broad chancery / commercial make-up of Chambers, members are well placed to advise on the interaction of intellectual property issues with such areas as company law, insolvency procedures, tax disputes, trusts, jurisdictional matters, and private international concerns. Many members of chambers can act in cases involving both commercial chancery and specialist intellectual property issues, avoiding the need to instruct multiple counsel. For example:

Adrian de Froment and John Eldridge are experts in cases with an overlap of fraud and intellectual property.

Stephanie Wickenden and Anneliese Mondschein specialise in both intellectual property and Art and Cultural Property law.

Thomas Elias, Stefano Braschi, Niamh Herrett and Ryan Tang are especially well-placed to advise on matters of company law and intellectual property.  

Prof Jonathan Harris KC (Hon.) is a general editor of the leading practitioners’ work on jurisdiction Dicey & Morris (along with Lord Collins), and the 2022 16th edition has a new chapter that focuses upon IP issues (which was written by Lord Justice Arnold).

Professor Suzanne Rab has a particular expertise in competition law, and so she is well placed to advise upon matters where there is an interface between competition and intellectual property.

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