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Mr Tom Mitcheson KC KC
Position
Barrister specialising in all types of contentious intellectual property work, including patents, trade marks, copyright, design right, registered designs, passing off and confidential information. Reported cases include: Arsenal v Reed (trade mark, ECJ and CA); Sir Robert McAlpine v Alfred McAlpine (passing off); Pozzoli v BDMO (CA); Lundbeck v Teva (patent sufficiency, HL); L’Oreal v eBay (trade mark); Medeva’s Patent (SPC, CA); Schutz v Werit (SC); Medimmune v Novartis (CA); Lilly v HGS (SC); Cadbury v Nestlé (shape mark, CJEU); Servier v Apotex (SC); Hospira v Genentech (CA); Actavis v Lilly (SC); Warner Lambert v Actavis (SC); Gilead v Teva (SPC, CJEU); Actavis v Icos (SC), Sandoz v Janssen / Searle (SPC, CJEU), Rhodia v Neo (CA), IPCom v Vodafone (CA), Fibrogen v Akebia (CA), GE v Siemens, Pfizer v Moderna, Samsung Bioepis v Janssen.
Career
Called 1996, Inner Temple; QC 2014. Publications: Wang P-C, Vancura A, Mitcheson TGM, and Kuret J (1992), ‘Two genes in Saccaromyces cerevisiae Encode a Membrane-Bound Form of Casein Kinase-1’, Molecular Biology of the Cell 3, 275-286. Terrell on the Law of Patents (20th Edition, 2024). Standing counsel to the comptroller general for patents, designs and trade marks 2009-14. Appointed Person to hear trade mark appeals 2016-. Called to the Irish Bar, 2021 & UPC Representative. Appointed Deputy High Court Judge 2024.
Memberships
Intellectual Property Bar Association; Chancery Bar Association; Bar European Group.
Education
Trinity College, Cambridge (1994 MA First Class Hons Natural Sciences); City University (1994 Diploma in Law CPE – Distinction).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Intellectual property
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Tom Mitcheson KC – Three New Square ‘As well as a highly talented advocate, Tom is incredibly user friendly and gets the significance of working closely with the client, as well as solicitors. He has built from being an excellent all rounder to a specialised higher court advocate and has a perhaps unparalleled number of appeal cases, including in the Supreme Court.’
‘IP powerhouse’ Three New Square is home to a number of active barristers including Guy Burkill KC, who boasts particular expertise in the patent litigation arena, especially in cases surrounding the telecoms and technology industries. Douglas Campbell KC is another notable silk, and he practices in patent, trade mark, and confidential information cases. Thomas Hinchliffe KC also specialises in patent-related work, specifically in cases involving the pharmaceutical, biotechnological and computing sectors. Tom Mitcheson KC is another active team member who has been instructed on a large volume of leading and high-profile cases. Turning to the juniors, Denise McFarland has a thriving trade marks practice, and Tim Austen regularly appears before a range of courts for his clients, including the Patents Court, the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, the Court of Appeal, and the Commercial Court, as well as the EPO.