Fieldfisher

Intellectual Property

Director

Christopher's experience spans a broad range of IP rights including copyright, database rights, designs, patents & SPCs, and trade marks.

Christopher has a particular interest in litigation in the AI, technology and life sciences fields, and has represented clients in proceedings before the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, High Court (including the Patents Court), Court of Appeal, Supreme Court and Court of Justice of the European Union.

Christopher has been involved in various high-profile soft IP cases across a range of sectors, including Getty Images v Stability AI (generative AI models), SkyKick v Sky (software), Genius Sports v Soft Construct (sports betting data), 77m v Ordnance Survey (mapping) and Karen Millen v Karen Millen Fashions (fashion).  He has also been involved in patent and SPC cases including ICON v Peloton (software for sports equipment), Master Data Center v The Comptroller General of Patents (pharmaceuticals) and Sandoz v G.D. Searle (pharmaceuticals).  He also advises clients on UK Intellectual Property Office actions and the management of their global trade mark portfolios.

Prior to becoming a lawyer, I studied chemistry at Imperial College London.  In 2017, I obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice from the University of Oxford.