Alex Wilson > Powell Gilbert LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Powell Gilbert LLP Offices
85 FLEET STREET
LONDON
EC4Y 1AE
England
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Alex Wilson
Work Department
Intellectual property.
Position
Partner specialised in intellectual property; extensive experience of developing strategies for, and managing multi-jurisdictional patent disputes in a variety of sectors; has worked in this field in, Germany, the Netherlands, France and Australia and has represented clients in the UK and Australian courts and European Patent Office as well as coordinating proceedings globally. Co- editor of Commentary on the Rules of Procedure of the UPC. Extensive experience of confidentiality and copyright disputes as well as arbitration and mediation in IP and technology contract disputes.
Career
Examiner European Patent Office 1988-91; trained Herbert Smith; qualified 1996 (UK), qualified 2000 (New South Wales); Herbert Smith 1994-98; solicitor Allens, Australia 1998-2000; solicitor Bristows 2000-2004; partner Bristows 2004; founding partner Powell Gilbert LLP 2007; EPLAW Board Member 2022 (ongoing); Solicitor (England & Wales); Solicitor (Ireland); Representative UPC 2023.
Languages
German, French, Dutch.
Memberships
GRUR; VPP; EPLAW; AIPPI; LSLA; CIPA; LES.
Education
La Chataigneraie International School of Geneva, Switzerland; University College London (1988 BSc Hons Biochemistry); College of Law (CPE; LSF); University of Bristol (IP diploma course), CEDR Mediator 2020.
Leisure
Beekeeping, sailing, marine conservation.
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
Providing its clients with a ‘combination of outstanding legal, technical and strategic competence’, Powell Gilbert LLP is highly capable of advising on the full gamut of patent issues arising from a multitude of technically complex sectors, particularly the life sciences sphere. The group frequently appears before the courts on very significant and market-leading cases. Penny Gilbert
, who is a pre-eminent practitioner in the spheres of pharmaceuticals and biotech litigation, and Simon Ayrton, who deploys his extensive experience to assist a panoply of clients with FRAND disputes, as well as patent infringement and validity proceedings, jointly lead the practice. Zoë Butler is recommended for her strengths in multi-jurisdictional disputes, while Alex Wilson, who is fluent in French and German, represents notable clients in a range of matters relating to pharmaceuticals, semi-conductors, medical devices, and explosives. Bethan Hopewell leverages her background in molecular biology to handle issues arising from the life sciences sector, and Ari Laakkonen contributes his particular expertise in electronic patent litigation and licensing disputes. Other recommended lawyers include Tim Whitfield, Peter Damerell, Tom Oliver, Siddharth Kusumakar, Joel Coles, Tess Waldron, Rajvinder Jagdev, and Bryce Matthewson.