Lawyers

Martyn Hann

Work Department

Dispute Resolution - Intellectual Property

Position

Martyn is a Partner in the Intellectual Property group. He is a specialist in contentious and non-contentious intellectual property. His contentious work focuses on patent disputes but also covers trade marks, design rights and copyright disputes, especially in the oil and gas, life sciences, and software sectors. Typical examples of his work include advising Dermal Laboratories in a medical devices patent infringement by Orasure Inc; Milled Carbon Limited in a patent entitlement claim by Technical Fibre Products Limited; and Marussia F1 Racing in a dispute with WR Technologies Limited.

His non-contentious practice is mainly in the area of lifesciences, advising regular clients Perrigo (Pharma), Dermal laboratories (Pharma), United Phosphorus (Agrochemical), Clasado, Pharmasol (Pharma) on the full range of licensing, research and development, collaboration and supply agreements as well as regulatory, general IP and commercial advice.

Other non-contentious matters include advising Marussia F1 Racing on a technical services agreement with McLaren Racing and Harvey Nichols on the licensing of stores in Saudi Arabia, Dubai and Istanbul.

Career

Partner, Mishcon de Reya LLP; Partner, Pinsents; Assistant, Pinsents; Assistant, Norton Rose; Assistant, Slaughter & May; Qualified, Slaughter & May

Education

UCW Aberystwyth (Law LLB)