Career & Experience
Emily is a skilled IP litigator, having worked on cases in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, High Court (including the Shorter Trials Scheme at the Business and Property Courts), and the Court of Appeal. She advises on the full spectrum of IP rights, including copyright, patents, trade marks, designs rights and database rights as well as adjacent rights including rights to confidential information and trade secrets.
In addition, Emily advises in relation to reputational matters involving defamation including trade libel, ASA complaints and comparative advertising disputes. She has extensive experience of handling domain name disputes, and previously assisted in drafting panel decisions for a WIPO panellist.
She has acted for a wide range of clients from global automotive companies, luxury brands and SMEs, to universities and bio-tech start-ups.
Outside of work, Emily enjoys hiking, yoga and gardening.
Work highlights
- Acted for a global car manufacturer in trade mark enforcement matters.
- Defended a leading genomic medicine company in patent infringement proceedings involving non-invasive prenatal technology, at both the Patents Court and Court of Appeal stages.
- Acted for one of the leading type foundries in the United Kingdom in a copyright infringement claim.
- Extensive experience of advising retail clients on trade mark and copyright infringement claims.
- Acted for a leading photographer in a copyright infringement claim and negotiated a settlement involving significant damages.
- Advised a disruptor electric car company on multiple IP issues arising from the retrofit and redesign of its classic cars.
- Extensive experience of litigating and defending design infringement claims.
Career & Experience
Emily is a skilled IP litigator, having worked on cases in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, High Court (including the Shorter Trials Scheme at the Business and Property Courts), and the Court of Appeal. She advises on the full spectrum of IP rights, including copyright, patents, trade marks, designs rights and database rights as well as adjacent rights including rights to confidential information and trade secrets.
In addition, Emily advises in relation to reputational matters involving defamation including trade libel, ASA complaints and comparative advertising disputes. She has extensive experience of handling domain name disputes, and previously assisted in drafting panel decisions for a WIPO panellist.
She has acted for a wide range of clients from global automotive companies, luxury brands and SMEs, to universities and bio-tech start-ups.
Outside of work, Emily enjoys hiking, yoga and gardening.
Work highlights
- Acted for a global car manufacturer in trade mark enforcement matters.
- Defended a leading genomic medicine company in patent infringement proceedings involving non-invasive prenatal technology, at both the Patents Court and Court of Appeal stages.
- Acted for one of the leading type foundries in the United Kingdom in a copyright infringement claim.
- Extensive experience of advising retail clients on trade mark and copyright infringement claims.
- Acted for a leading photographer in a copyright infringement claim and negotiated a settlement involving significant damages.
- Advised a disruptor electric car company on multiple IP issues arising from the retrofit and redesign of its classic cars.
- Extensive experience of litigating and defending design infringement claims.
