Three New Square Intellectual Property

Thomas is a barrister specialising in intellectual property law. His practice encompasses all areas in intellectual property including patents and SPCs, trade marks, passing off, copyright, and confidential information.

Thomas is described by clients as a “truly excellent junior” who is “extremely hardworking and intellectually bright” and “provides great client service”.

His recent patent cases include Akebia v Fibrogen (a leading case on the approach to sufficiency of functional claims) and Sandoz, Teva v BMS (the first appellate decision on plausibility following G2/21). He acted in the Dr Reddy’s, NHS England & ors v Warner-Lambert damages inquiry concerning pregabalin (which was described by The Lawyer as one of the “Top 20 Cases of 2023”) and is presently instructed in ongoing FRAND proceedings. He is a contributing author to Terrell on the Law of Patents, editing the chapters on construction and plausibility.

Thomas maintains an active trade marks practice and has worked on cases across diverse sectors including beverages, luxury personal goods, and medical devices. In addition to his experience before the High Court, he represents clients unled before the UK IPO.

2019-2020: 12-month pupillage at Three New Square to Miles Copeland, Jeremy Heald, Joe Delaney, Stuart Baran and Geoffrey Pritchard

2018-2019: Legal Assistant at Carpmaels & Ransford LLP. Involved in a pharmaceutical patents matter relating to anti-CGRP antibodies for the treatment of migraine.

2018: Called to the Bar, Lincoln’s Inn

2017-2018:      BPTC at BPP Birmingham: Outstanding; 1st in cohort 2016-2017:      GDL at BPP Birmingham: Distinction 2012-2016:      MChem Chemistry at Lincoln College, Oxford: 1st class