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Michael Tappin KC

Michael Tappin KC

Position

Barrister specialising in all aspects of intellectual property law, but with a particular interest in chemical, pharmaceutical and biotechnological work. Please see website entry at www.8newsquare.co.uk for recent cases.

Career

Called 1991, Middle Temple; Queen’s Counsel 2009; standing counsel to the Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks 2003-2008; called to the Bar of Ireland 2018; appointed as Deputy High Court Judge 2021.

Memberships

Intellectual Property Bar Association (IPBA); Chancery Bar Association.

Education

Cheltenham Grammar School; St John’s College, Oxford (1986 BA Hons Chemistry); Merton College, Oxford (1989 DPhil Biochemistry).

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