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What we say about the firm's legal practice in London
TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Within Intellectual property, tier 5
Ashurst LLP closed down its IP litigation department following Ian Starr’s departure to D Young & Co LLP. Non-contentious IP partner Dominic Batchelor handles the IP elements of transactions, notably advising Apax Partners on the $830m Sophos buyout. Practice head Mark Lubbock ‘reduces legal and commercial issues to a level that aids the decision-making process’.
Within Overview,
The Legal Services Act and client demand for one-stop shops for IP law have driven convergence between law firms and PATMA firms, with some law firms, notably Olswang and Squire Sanders Hammonds, including patent and trade mark attorneys in their teams. PATMA firms are starting to hire lawyers, with D Young & Co LLP recruiting Ashurst LLP’s IP litigation team. Ipulse hired trade mark head Julius Stobbs from leading PATMA firm Boult Wade Tennant and, more recently, patent attorney Justin Hill from McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP.
Within Patent and trade mark attorneys: The Regions, D Young & Co LLP is a first tier firm,
D Young & Co LLP’s patents team has strength in life sciences. Charles Harding acted for Genencor in a successful revocation of a Novozymes patent, and Aylsa Williams assisted Plant Bioscience in the high-profile ‘broccoli’ case. In trade marks, the ‘very knowledgeable, easy-to-work-with’ Jeremy Pennant acted for Burger King and Pepsi in contentious matters. Angela Thornton-Jackson has ‘excellent communication and organisational skills’, and acts for a range of blue-chip clients, including some from Japan. Patent attorney Darren Lewis was promoted to the partnership.
Within Patent attorneys: London, D Young & Co LLP is a first tier firm,
D Young & Co LLP has ‘strong acumen in defending patents’, and ‘deep knowledge and understanding of the science behind patented inventions’. On the life sciences side, Catherine Mallalieu and Simon O’ Brien are ‘very reliable and have excellent legal and scientific backgrounds’. Zoe Clyde-Watson represented Protexeon in the successful defence of an anaesthetic formulation patent. In the electronics, engineering and IT group, Ian Harris acted in a successful revocation of a patent related to business processes. Anthony Albutt advises clients such as Toyota and GKN Aerospace. Other key clients include Sony, Teva and Oxford Biomedica.
Within Trade mark attorneys: London, D Young & Co LLP is a first tier firm,
D Young & Co LLP is ‘top of its field’ and has ‘extensive knowledge’. It recently hired a dispute resolution team, including ‘great litigator’ Ian Starr and Tamsin Holman, from Ashurst LLP, and Jackie Johnson joined from Grant Spencer LLP. Clients include Bugatti, BAA Airports, Mizuno, Mary Quant, Rolex and Skechers. Penelope Nicholls retired in March 2010.
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- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Overview
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Patent attorneys: London
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Trade mark attorneys: London
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Patent and trade mark attorneys: The Regions