Robert Guthrie > Osborne Clarke LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
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Robert Guthrie
Work Department
IP Disputes
Position
Rob is a Partner in Osborne Clarke’s Intellectual Property team. He advises clients on all aspects of intellectual property clearance, protection, enforcement and dispute resolution, including trade mark prosecution and the management of global trade mark portfolios.
Rob’s UK litigation experience ranges from pharmaceutical patent litigation through to high profile trade mark disputes – such as the successful defence of Sky’s Now TV from a passing off claim brought by the operators of a Now TV in Hong Kong; a case which went all the way to the UK’s Supreme Court.
Many of Rob’s clients operate in fast-moving technology-driven industries – including the interactive entertainment, digital content, fintech and life sciences sectors.
Memberships
He is an active member of MARQUES, being Chair of its European Trademark Law and Practice Team and a member of its Brexit Task Force.
Education
Robert has a degree in Jurisprudence from Oxford University and a Post Graduate Diploma in IP Law and Practice from Bristol University.
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
‘Commercially focused and intuitive’ Osborne Clarke LLP
’s broad offering encompasses trade mark portfolio management and strategic brand issues, with particular expertise in technology-related matters. The team is also recommended for its work in advising clients on copyright protection in the digital environment. Practice head Arty Rajendra has recently been involved in copyright and database claims, while IP litigator Robert Guthrie focuses on trade marks and copyright. Richard May is well versed in advising clients on matters arising from the tech, gaming, retail and life sciences arenas, routinely handling brand protection issues and IP disputes.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Employment > Health and safety
- Public sector > Healthcare
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Transport > Rail
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Industry focus > TMT
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Employment > Employers
- Real estate > Environment
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Employment > Immigration
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Finance > Asset based lending