Kathryn’s practice covers all areas of Intellectual Property law. She draws on her scientific background to get to grips with challenging and diverse technology. Recent cases have concerned pharmaceuticals, robotic warehousing, laser eye surgery, cryptocurrencies, DNA sequencing, eSIM cards, antibody testing and FRAND/RAND licensing. Kathryn has a particular interest in patent law and is also regularly instructed in matters concerning trade marks, passing off, designs, copyright, confidential information and trade secrets.
Kathryn has extensive experience of litigation in the High Court and Court of Appeal and represents clients in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, Intellectual Property Office, before the Appointed Person and at mediation. She has appeared three times in the Supreme Court: Tesla v Avanci (judgment reserved); Warner-Lambert, validity and infringement of second-medical use patents, and Starbucks, a passing off case concerning “NOW TV”; and in the House of Lords in Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, a patent entitlement case.
Kathryn has experience of intellectual property litigation in other jurisdictions. She was a practising member of the Faculty of Advocates from 2014-2019, during which time she appeared regularly in the Court of Session. Kathryn was also instructed to act in a 10-day breach of confidence action before the Supreme Court of Gibraltar.
Whilst a junior Kathryn was awarded Chambers and Partners “IT/IP Junior of the Year” twice (in 2018 and 2023) and was the Lawyer’s ‘Barrister of the Week’ in July 2021. Kathryn was Consulting Editor of Halsbury’s Laws Vol 97A (2021): Trade Marks and Trade Names.
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