About

I am a Partner practising primarily as a commercial dispute resolution lawyer, with a specialist focus in intellectual property and reputation management. I am recognised as a leader in my field in the principal legal directories and licensed to practice in three jurisdictions, which means that I advise and represent clients on English, Northern Irish and Irish / EU law matters. I particularly enjoy working with creatives and entrepreneurs.

I have more than 25 years' experience advising commercial clients on a variety of complex dispute and IP management issues across a range of sectors, in particular: digital media, technology, manufacturing, product design, food and drink. I work closely with clients at the early stages of disputes, exploring ways to prevent escalation, or finding creative ways to break deadlocks, either through mediation or ADR.

Experience

IP disputes

  • Prosecuting and defending a wide variety of cases before the High Court and appellate courts and in arbitrations. I have also represented clients in both trade mark and design opposition / invalidity cases before the UKIPO and EUIPO tribunals. I have extensive experience of cross-jurisdictional issues and my cases frequently involve litigation or enforcement overseas, in particular in EU territories, US (New York and California), Canada and New Zealand
  • Securing takedowns of infringing or reputationally damaging online content and obtaining orders for emergency injunctive relief or defending against interim injunction applications
  • Obtaining search and seizure orders and third party disclosure orders

Intellectual property

  • Specialising in copyright, trade mark and passing off disputes; trade secret / breach of confidentiality; design and patent related disputes
  • Providing advice on best practices for protecting, policing and monetising intellectual property assets and safeguarding valuable reputation

Media & entertainment

  • Advising media content creators and rights owners (such as major brands, film, TV, music, and computer games and other online publishers) on online rights protection, advising on takedown notices, third party disclosure orders, injunctions, and strategic litigation
  • Advising individuals, publishers, and businesses on defamation and reputation management issues and on pre-publication / communication clearance issues

Manufacturing & product design

  • Acting for clients in the engineering & manufacturing sectors, including designers of a variety of machinery types and products, on a range of dispute issues
  • Specialising in design and patent infringement issues, misappropriation of proprietary technology and trade secrets, often advising on cease & desist notices, obtaining or defending against the threat of injunctions, and providing strategic litigation advice

Testimonials

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'Mathew had an excellent grasp of the details of the case and also a keen eye for strategy.'
Legal 500
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