Patrick Wheeler > Collyer Bristow LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Patrick Wheeler

+44 (0)20 7470 4432 patrick.wheeler@collyerbristow.com View profile

Work Department

Intellectual Property and Data Privacy, Dispute resolution

Position

Partner and Head of Intellectual Property, specialising in contentious and non-contentious IP matters. He has had several recent cases in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, High Court and Court of Appeal, and has also negotiated and drafted a wide range of IP licence and business transfer documents. Patrick also heads the Data Privacy team, advising on GDPR audits and compliance. He is a regular speaker at conferences on Litigation reforms, and IP licensing, strategy and management issues and also contributes regular articles to the NLJ and SJ, amongst other publications.

Career

Qualified 1982; Solicitor, Lovell White & King (Hogan Lovells) 1982-2000; Director, KLegal (Pinsent Masons) 2000-05; Partner, Collyer Bristow 2006, Head of Dispute Resolution 2007 – 2014; Member of Management Board 2014 – ; Head of Intellectual Property 2016 – . LSLA representative on the Chancery Court Users Committee 2011 –

Memberships

Treasurer, London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA); Committee Member, International Trade Mark Association (INTA); Intellectual Property Lawyers’ Association (IPLA) member.

Education

BA (Cantab) 1979; MA (Cantab) 1982; Christ’s College, Cambridge