Profile
Work Department
Position
Chairman, Solicitor
Career
Since April 2023 Gary has held the position of Chairman, a role which allows him to bring his undoubted experience to help guide the overall development and strategy of EIP. His career as a leading IP lawyer acting in large scale UK IP disputes and cross-border IP disputes both in Europe and the United States spans more than 40 years. Gary joined EIP in 2011 to build EIP Litigation and during that time he has overseen major litigations and led the team acting for the successful claimants in the Supreme Court Unwired Planet v Huawei and Conversant Wireless v Huawei and ZTE cases which are leading cases worldwide on the issue of FRAND in the context of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs).
More recently Gary represented the Claimants in Optis Wireless v Apple, another case which has established many precedents in the same area. In the past few years Gary has led the teams in Good Technology v AirWatch, Good Technology v Mobile Iron, Research in Motion v Visto Corporation, and also led the case of Kirin-Amgen v Hoechst Marion Roussel, which for many years stood as the leading case on the construction of patents.
Gary has consistently been ranked among the top UK patent litigators by the Legal 500, Chambers and Partners, IAM Patent 1000, and IP Stars directories.
- 2023 — present
Chairman, EIP - 2011 — present
Partner, EIP - 2008 — 2011
Head of IP Litigation Europe, McDermott Will & Emery - 2001 — 2004
Managing Partner, London, Taylor Wessing - 1995 — 2000
Head of IP, Taylor Joynson Garrett - 1990 — 2008
Partner, Taylor Joynson Garrett / Taylor Wessing - 1979 — 1990
Partner, Woodham Smith - 1971 — 1974
Law Degree, University of Leicester
Languages
Education
- 2005 — 2007
Bachelor of Laws, College of Law, London - 2006 — 2007
Bar Vocational Course, College of Law, London - 2005 — 2006
Graduate Diploma in Law, College of Law, London - 1999 — 2003
PhD Chemistry/Chemical Physics, King's College London - 1995 — 1999
MSc Chemistry , King's College London
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Catherine Howell is an experienced and organised associate who is able to manage complex litigation and applications in her own right. A rising star.’
‘EIP are particularly strong with standard essential patents. The technical and legal expertise they have around cellular wireless SEPs is unmatched.’
Key clients
- Nokia Technologies Inc
- Alcatel Lucent

