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Zoë Butler

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Powell Gilbert LLP

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Intellectual property.

Position

Specialises in contentious intellectual property matters; practice covers full range of IP rights, acting for clients across a broad range of technical areas and industry sectors, from IT/electronics to biotech/pharma; experience before UK High Court and Court of Appeal, European Patent Office, UK Intellectual Property Office; experience of co-ordinating parallel litigation in a number of jurisdictions. Particularly known for her expertise in advising clients in complex patent disputes. Contributor to 2009 CIPA Guide. Teaches on the Oxford diploma in IP law and practice.

Career

Career: Trained Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; qualified 1996; joined Bristows 1996; six-month secondment to De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, The Netherlands, 2003; partner Bristows 2004; one of founding partners of Powell Gilbert LLP 2007.

Member

Member: International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property; European Patent Lawyers Association; IPLA.

Education

Education: Westcliff High School for Girls; Newnham College, Cambridge (MA Cantab Natural Sciences and Law); College of Law (LPC); Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice.

Leisure

Leisure: Handbags and shoes.

Practice Areas

Information technology; Intellectual property; Litigation - commercial

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