Nicholas Briggs > Shakespeare Martineau LLP > Birmingham, England > Lawyer Profile

Shakespeare Martineau LLP
NO 1 COLMORE SQUARE
BIRMINGHAM
B4 6AA
England

Work Department

Commercial & IP

Position

Partner

Career

Nick helps UK and international clients enforce and protect their Intellectual Property rights, and defends those accused of infringing IPRs.

Nick conducts litigation, often with an international and European jurisdictional element, in all the UK Courts, in cases concerning patents, confidential information, databases, designs, trade marks and copyright, as well as matters involving advertising, privacy law, reputation and defamation.

Nick has a particular reputation for patent litigation and his strong technical background has enabled him to conduct cases across a wide variety of technical fields, ranging from complex machinery to medical devices.

“It’s all about our clients – it’s a privilege to be part of such a great team who are all committed to looking after them in such an interesting area of law.”

Languages

French, German

Lawyer Rankings

West Midlands > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property

(Leading individuals)

Nicholas Briggs – Shakespeare Martineau LLP

The ‘very efficient team’ at Shakespeare Martineau LLP is active in the IP litigation space, with particular experience in patent, design and brand-related work, often with an international element. The team handles a considerable amount of IP matters for universities, as well as working for clients in an array of other sectors, including telecoms, consumer products and transport. Nicholas Briggs spearheads the practice, routinely advising on contentious work, especially patent litigation, while Mauro Paiano‘s broad expertise includes cross-border matters and social media-related cases. Other names to note include Kerry Russell, whose strengths lie in litigation. Martin Noble departed for Freeths LLP in July 2022, while Daniel Goodall left the firm for an in-house role in April 2023.