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Mr Hugh Moubray

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Work Department

Patent Litigation

Position

Hugh is the head of the Patent Litigation Department. He specialises in patent, design, technical copyright and unlawful competition litigation. Hugh has extensive litigation experience in a broad spectrum of fields including the mechanical, mining, metallurgical, electrical, chemical and pharmaceutical fields.

Career

Professional activities

Hugh is a Moderator in Practical Legal Problems for the Patent Examination Board.

Market Recognition

Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers rates Hugh in Intellectual Property: Patents Band 1 2011, 2012, 2016 – 2020

Hugh is listed in World IP Review Leaders – Best IP Practitioners 2016 – 2020.

Listed in the Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars 2015 – 2021.

Legal 500 EMEA ranks Hugh as one of South Africa’s Intellectual Property Law experts 2016 – 2020.

Listed in IAM’s World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2016 and 2019 – 2020.

Listed in the Who’s Who Legal Patent editions 2016 – 2020.

Listed as one of the World’s Leading Practitioners in Euromoney’s Expert Guides – Patents 2017-  2020.

Listed in the elite “Leading individuals” list – Legal 500, 2020.

Best Lawyers listed Hugh as a ‘Best Lawyer’ in Intellectual Property Law in South Africa 2018 – 2021.

Best Lawyers listed Hugh as a ‘Best Lawyer’ in Litigation in South Africa 2018 – 2021.

Hugh was named ‘Lawyer of the year 2020’ in South Africa by Best Lawyers.

Listed – IAM’s Global Leaders 2021.

Languages

English, Afrikaans

Memberships

Fellow of the South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL).

Member of the Legal Practice Council (LPC).

Education

BSc (Mech Eng), BProc. Patent Attorney, Attorney of the High Court of South Africa.

Leisure

Hugh is a keen cyclist.