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EC2Y 5EB
LONDON
EC2Y 5EB
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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
Tech-savvy Osborne Clarke LLP covers a comprehensive range of IP mandates, from trade mark and copyright litigation through to managing database rights and global portfolios. Experienced litigator Arty Rajendra advises notable clients on the full gamut of IP issues, with particular strengths in the trade mark sphere. Other key contacts include Robert Guthrie, another capable litigator who routinely represents clients in court in relation to a variety of trade mark and copyright issues, and Richard May, who leads the firm’s consumer products group with his experience in all facets of brand protection.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Artificial intelligence
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Employment > Health and safety
- Real estate > Property litigation
- 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
- Real estate > Property litigation
- 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: regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Corporate and commercial > International business reorganisations
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- 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
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Investment fund formation and management > Hedge funds
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Industry focus > TMT
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Public sector > Education: institutions
- Employment > Employers
- Real estate > Environment
- Risk advisory > ESG
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Planning
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Employment > Immigration
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition