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Mitchell has a broad practice across all areas of intellectual property law and commercial disputes with a technical or IP aspect.

He has appeared, both led and unled, in matters in the High Court, the IPEC and the Court of Appeal, and in proceedings before the UK IPO and EUIPO. He has also appeared in commercial arbitrations under the LCIA and WIPO Rules. His recent work has included patent disputes concerning prosthetic heart valves and delivery systems for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (Edwards Lifesciences Corporation & Anor v Meril GmbH & Anor), small molecules (Neurim Pharmaceuticals (1991) Ltd & Anor v Generics UK Ltd (t/a Mylan) – both at first instance and on appeal), and mechanical ventilation (Tehrani v Hamilton Bonaduz AG & Ors), as well as trade mark disputes (Bentley 1962 Ltd & Anor v Bentley Motors Ltd – both at first instance and on appeal), and a claim of misuse of confidential information in a high frequency (quantitative) trading strategy (confidential LCIA arbitration).

Mitchell has also assisted on secondment on Garmin (Europe) Ltd v Koninklijke Philips N.V. [2019] EWHC 107 (Ch) and on the RAND aspects of TQ Delta v ZyXeL Communications UK Ltd & Anor HP-2017-000045.

Before coming to the Bar, Mitchell completed both a law degree and a science degree (with a major in pharmacology) and qualified as a solicitor in Australia. He worked for four years with Herbert Smith Freehills in both Australia and London. During that time, he worked on large-scale construction disputes and on intellectual property disputes with a focus on pharmaceutical patents.

Lufthansa Technik AG v Panasonic Avionics Corporation & Ors [2023] EWCA Civ 1273

Chiaro Technology Limited v Mayborn (UK) Limited [2023] EWHC 2417 (Pat)

Oovee Limited v S3D Interactive, Inc. (LCIA arbitration) (settled)

Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH v BOS GmbH & Co. KG [2022] EWHC 2823 (Pat)

Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH v BOS GmbH & Co. KG [2022] EWHC 1642 (Pat)

Neurim Pharmaceuticals (1991) Ltd & Anor v Generics UK Ltd (t\a Viatris) [2022] EWCA Civ 699

Neurim Pharmaceuticals (1991) Ltd & Anor v Generics UK Ltd (t\a Viatris) [2022] EWHC 512 (Pat)

Tehrani v Hamilton Bonaduz AG & Ors [2021] EWHC 3457 (IPEC)

Neurim Pharmaceuticals (1991) Ltd & Anor v Generics UK Ltd (t\a Mylan) [2021] EWHC 2897 (Pat)

Neurim Pharmaceuticals (1991) Ltd & Anor v Generics UK Ltd (t\a Mylan) [2020] EWHC 3270 (Pat) (On
consequentials: [2021] EWHC 530 (Pat) and on appeal: [2022] EWCA Civ 359)

H.R. Participations v EUIPO - Hottinger Investment Management (JCE HOTTINGUER) T-535/19

Bentley Motors Limited v (1) Bentley 1962 Limited (2) Brandlogic Limited [2020] EWCA Civ 1726

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation & Anor v Meril GmbH & Anor [2020] EWHC 2562 (Pat)

Confidential arbitration (settled pre-liability hearing)

Evans v Trebuchet Design Ltd & Anor [2020] EWHC 3037 (IPEC)

Bentley 1962 Limited & Anor v Bentley Motors Limited [2019] EWHC 2925 (Ch)

Focal Image Limited v STM Document Engineering Pvt Limited & Ors HC-2017-000755 (discontinued pretrial)

Laduma Limited v Cavern City Tours Limited O-490-19

Warton Metals Limited v Ward & Ors E40 MA 107

Called: 2017 (UK); 2013 (Australia)

2007 – 2012 Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and Bachelor of Science (Pharmacology), The University of Queensland 2012 – 2013 Legal Associate, Administrative Appeals Tribunal, Brisbane 2013 Admitted as a Solicitor (Supreme Court of Queensland) (Currently non-practising) 2013 – 2015 Solicitor, Herbert Smith Freehills, Brisbane and Sydney 2015 – 2017 Associate (Australia), Herbert Smith Freehills, London 2017 Called to the Bar of England and Wales (Middle Temple) 2017 – 2018 Pupil Barrister, 11 South Square, London