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Kathryn Pickard KC

Kathryn Pickard KC

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11 South Square is highly regarded in the intellectual property arena, with an excellent reputation as ‘the home of many of the go-to barristers for complex patent cases’. Michael Silverleaf KC brings over three decades of experience in the IP space, and Iain Purvis KC is well known for his expertise in advising on pharmaceutical patents. Piers Acland KC successfully appeared for Moderna before the Court of Appeal in a high-profile patent dispute against Pfizer and BioNTech, arising from alleged infringement issues concerning the Covid-19 vaccine. Among the juniors, Adam Gamsa is well versed in handling patent litigation in the medical devices, pharmaceutical, telecoms and IT sectors. Kathryn Pickard KC was elevated to silk in March 2025.
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Position

Barrister specialising in intellectual property law. Recent cases include:

AutoStore Technology AS v Ocado Group Plc [2021] EWHC 1614 (Pat) - (patents for automated warehousing technology)

Philip Morris Products SA & anr v RAI Strategic Holdings [2021] EWHC 537 (Pat) & anr - (patents directed to ‘heat-not-burn’ tobacco technology)

Illumina Cambridge Ltd v Latvia MGI Tech SIA & Ors [2021] EWHC 57 (Pat) - (patent action concerning DNA sequencing technology)

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation & Anor v Meril GmbH & Anor [2020] EWHC 2562 (Pat) - (patent action concerning transcatheter heart valves)

Akebia Therapeutics Inc v Fibrogen, Inc & Astellas [2020] EWHC 866 (Pat) - (multi-patent action concerning the use of an enzyme inhibitor)

Warner-Lambert Company LLC v Generics (UK) Ltd t/a Mylan and anr [2018] UKSC 56

Parainen Pearl Shipping Limited v Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Skipsrederai SA [2018] EWHC 2628 (Pat) - (Patents Court)

Generics (UK) Ltd v Yeda Research and Development Co [2017] EWHC 2629 (Pat) - (Patents Court)

Teva (UK) Ltd v Gilead Sciences Inc [2017] EWHC 13 (Pat) - (HIV-medication)

Property Renaissance Ltd (t/a Titanic Spa) v Stanley Dock Hotel Ltd (t/a Titanic Hotel) [2016] EWHC 3103 (Ch) - (trade mark and passing off)

Unwired Planet International Ltd v Huawei Technologies Co Ltd & Ors [2016] EWHC 576 (Pat) (patent action concerning mobile telephones)

Accord Healthcare Ltd v Astellas Pharma GmbH [2015] EWHC 3676 (Ch) (Articles 6, 8 and 10 of Directive 2001/83/EC on medicinal products for human use)

Generics (UK) Limited t/a Mylan v Warner-Lambert Company LLC [2015] EWHC 2548 (Pat) (patent revocation, validity and infringement concerning pharmaceuticals)

Starbucks (HK) Limited & Anr v British Sky Broadcasting Group plc & Ors [2015] UKSC 31 (appeal to Supreme Court, trade mark, passing off)

Fresh Trading Ltd v Deepend Fresh Recovery Ltd [2015] EWHC 52 (Ch) (copyright of ‘Innocent’ logo);

Teva v AstraZeneca AB [2014] EWHC 2873 (Pat) (patent revocation for asthma treatment);

TDY v Pramet [2014] EWHC 565 (patent infringement metal cutting tool);

Apple v Samsung [2013] ECDR 1 (registered design right concerning tablet computers);

Specsavers International Healthcare Ltd v Asda Stores Ltd [2011] FSR 1 (trade mark infringement concerning advertising campaign);

Fosroc International Ltd v WR Grace & Co [2010] EWHC 1702 (Pat) (patent revocation and validity action concerning cement and concrete composition);

Honda v Neesam [2009] EWHC 1213 (Pat) (damages inquiry regarding parallel importation);

Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd v Premium Aircraft [2009] EWCA Civ 1062 (patent appeal concerning Virgin’s upper-class suite seating);

Mölnlycke Health Care v Wake Forest University [2009] EWHC 2204 (Pat) (Patent action concerning wound care device);

Aerotel v Wavecrest Group Enterprises [2009] EWCA Civ 408 (telecommunications patent appeal);

Trafalgar Financial Futures v Hamdi [2009] Supreme Court of Gibraltar (breach of confidence action concerning trade secrets in trading techniques);

KJM Superbikes Ltd v Hinton [2008] EWCA Civ 1280 (application to bring contempt proceedings for false statement of truth); Patel v Allos Therapeutics Inc [2008] ETMR 75 (cybersquatting dispute)

Yeda v Rhone-Poulenc Rorer [2008] RPC 1 (appeal to House of Lords on law of patent entitlement).

Career

Called 2001.

Memberships

IP Bar Association; Chancery Bar Association; South Eastern Circuit.

Education

Clare College, Cambridge (MA LAW and Natural Sciences); Brasenose College, Oxford (BCL (distinction)).

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  • 'The clerks at 11 South Square are brilliant. Sam Fullilove and Harry Eades cannot do enough to help, always thinking ahead to what might be useful on the day of a hearing, and are great people to work with.'
  • 'The clerks are responsive.'
  • 'Ashley Carr and Sam Fullilove are very good clerks. Very personable, easy to get along with and always happy to assist at short notice.'
  • 'The clerks are very friendly and deliver a good, prompt service.'
  • '11 South Square is a very strong set.'
  • '11 South Square is a great set of chambers. Plenty of talent in the set and a very good group of juniors.'
  • '11 South Square offer a solid roster of talent at all levels of seniority in respect of patent litigation.'
  • '11 South Square has excellent bench strength.'