Collyer Bristow LLP

Intellectual Property and Data Privacy, Dispute resolution

Partner - Head of Intellectual Property

Patrick heads both the Intellectual property and the Data protection teams at Collyer Bristow. He has extensive experience of contentious IP matters for a wide variety of clients, both as Claimant and Defendant. He specialises in identifying creative, cost effective, and practical solutions to disputes.

He also advises on commercial IP agreements of all kinds and helps clients from startups to multi-nationals to negotiate and conclude effective contracts.

As an accredited Data Privacy Practitioner he provides regulatory advice to businesses seeking to comply with GDPR, as well as helping clients to prepare for and respond to data breaches, subject access requests, and enforcement actions taken by the ICO.

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

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

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 -