Intellectual Property

“Serle Court is increasingly prominent in the sphere, developing a reputation among solicitors as 'a go-to set for high-quality, complex, intellectual property disputes'.”
Chambers UK 2026

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Serle Court’s intellectual property practice comprises more than a dozen members, from senior silks to recent juniors.

We provide advice and advocacy services across the full spectrum of IP rights, including trade marks and passing-off, copyright and designs (registered and unregistered), patents and confidential information, and also relating to other diverse areas such as moral rights, data protection issues, geographical indications, plant varieties rights and artist resale rights.

We have a particularly strong reputation in trade mark registration matters, with extensive experience before the UK tribunals (both the Trade Mark Registry and the Appointed Person) and the UK courts.

One of our members is the Consultant Editor for Butterworth’s Handbook of IP Law (13^th to 17^th editions inclusive), reflecting our long-standing contribution to this field.

A number of members authored or contributed to Contentious Trade Mark Registry Proceedings (2nd edition published by CITMA in 2023), described as “a tour de force…replete with practical guidance built on [Chambers’] huge experience in this technical and highly specialised area.”

Please click here to join our intellectual property group on LinkedIn and view the posts on numerous aspects of IP and IT, including copyright, patents, trade marks, and related topics such as AI, data protection, privacy, Traditional Knowledge and Geographical Indications.

Our barristers also have extensive experience in copyright matters, notably those relating to the music and entertainment industries, acting for many artists, record and film companies, agents and publishers. In addition, members have undertaken advisory work in International, European and comparative copyright law, including assisting in legislative drafting and representations to governmental departments and international organisations.

Several of our barristers hold scientific doctorates or degrees and are instructed in technologically heavy patent and confidential information cases, often complicated by the involvement of non-IP areas of law.

Given the broad commercial and chancery make-up of Chambers, we are well placed to advise on the interaction of IP issues with other areas such as company law, insolvency, tax disputes, trusts, jurisdictional matters, and private international concerns. Many of our barristers can act in matters spanning both commercial chancery and specialist IP issues, avoiding the need to instruct multiple counsel.

Intellectual Property Barristers

King's Counsel

Michael Edenborough KC

Call: 1992
Silk: 2010

Junior Counsel - Over 10 years

Gareth Tilley

Call: 2007

Thomas Elias

Call: 2008

Adrian de Froment

Call: 2013

Stephanie Wickenden specialises in intellectual property, art and media law.

She has experience in commercial chancery cases in the creative and technology sectors, including contractual and tortious IT disputes, contentious trusts and estates matters involving creative assets, and shareholder and directors’ disputes involving IP breaches. A significant proportion of her practice has an international element, including cases involving disputed jurisdiction, foreign law, and service and enforcement out of the jurisdiction.

With a background in art and theatre, combined with expertise in IP, commercial and private international law, Stephanie is uniquely placed to advise on contentious and non-contentious matters relating to art and cultural property. Having spent three years at a top international law firm, she also advises on IP transactions and licensing.

Stephanie enjoys working as part of a team and is confident acting as sole counsel. She is regularly instructed in significant Intellectual Property cases before the UK courts, often unled and against KCs, including Thatchers v Aldi [2025] EWCA Civ 5 and EasyGroup v Nuclei and others [2023] EWCA Civ 1247. She has appeared before the CJEU (General Court), Court of Appeal, High Court and IPEC, and in registry proceedings before the UK IPO and EUIPO.

Stephanie Wickenden

Call: 2014

Junior Counsel - Under 10 years

Stephanie Thompson

Call: 2017

John Eldridge

Call: 2019

Niamh Herrett has a broad commercial and chancery practice, with particular interest in private client trusts and probate, commercial disputes, and intellectual property. She is identified as a ‘Rising Star’ in the Legal 500 and, since joining Chambers in October 2022, has appeared in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.

Niamh spent her first six months in practice on secondment to Farrer & Co’s contentious trusts team, where she worked on complex, high-profile private client trusts and probate matters. She enjoys advising clients in her sole capacity, as well as working as part of a larger counsel team.

Before joining Serle Court, Niamh studied law at Merton College, Oxford, graduating with a first-class undergraduate degree and a Distinction in the BCL, receiving numerous academic scholarships and prizes. During her BPC year, Niamh was a Guest Teacher at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where she taught undergraduate seminars on the Property II course (Land and Trusts).

Niamh Herrett

Call: 2021

Stefano Theodoli-Braschi (Stefano Braschi)

Call: 2021

Since joining chambers in 2024 on the successful completion of pupillage, Anneliese has enjoyed acting led and as sole counsel in matters both domestic and offshore. She has a particular interest in matters involving trusts, private clients, contracts and commercial arrangements, matrimonial finance, intellectual property, and art and cultural property.

Anneliese is identified as a ‘Rising Star’ in the Legal 500, and as ‘Up and Coming’ in Chambers & Partners’ High Net Worth Guide and UK Bar directories.

Well-publicised matters in which Anneliese has been involved include the Jersey Heritage Trust’s claim against artist Christopher Levine (led by Stephanie Wickenden, for the claimant), Ant and Dec’s successful application for a Norwich Pharmacal order against a respondent art dealer (led by Harry Martin, for the applicants), a trademark dispute arising out of a “Dragon’s Den” invention (led by Michael Edenborough), and the will validity dispute Leonard v Leonard [2024] EWHC 321(ChD) (as a pupil).

Prior to joining Chambers, Anneliese was a fine art specialist at international auction houses. She holds an MBA alongside her legal and undergraduate qualifications and is bilingual in French.

Anneliese Mondschein

Call: 2021

Ryan Tang is developing a broad commercial chancery practice across Chambers’ core practice areas. Building on his prior experience in large-scale commercial litigation as an associate at a Magic Circle law firm, he has acted in the ongoing Mariana dam litigation since joining Chambers in October 2023. In addition to his commercial work, he is also developing a practice in intellectual property and charity law, and has been ranked as a Rising Star by Legal 500 in the latter category. Ryan is routinely instructed as sole counsel in High Court litigation in all of these areas. Alongside his English practice, he is developing an active practice in the Middle East

Ryan Tang

Call: 2022

Isaac Wong

Call: 2023

Suzanne Ter-Minassian

Call: 2023

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