Warne-William

William Warne

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UK

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Overview

William joined Bird & Bird in 2011 after completing his training contract with SNR Denton.

He has a broad scientific and engineering background and in 2007 he graduated with a degree in Natural Sciences, specialising in Chemistry, from Durham University.

William was awarded a Graduate Diploma in Law from Oxford Brookes University in 2008 and completed the Legal Practice Course at the Oxford Institute of Legal Practice in 2009. 

William qualified as a solicitor in the Intellectual Property group and is based in the London office. He has been involved in a number of large trade mark and passing off cases, including the Group Lotus v Team Lotus case, and also has experience in patent and copyright matters. He has worked for clients in a number of different industries including automotive and engineering, manufacturing, IT and telecommunications, media and sports.

William's recent work has been acting on a breach of confidence dispute for a UK client in the IT industry.

William has experience of litigation at all levels of English courts.

Sector and Practice Information

Copyright
Designs
Intellectual Property
Life Sciences and Healthcare
Patents and Know How
Trade Marks

News & Events

  1. 1207-2017

    Actavis v Eli Lilly – Summary of Supreme Court Decision of 12 July 2017

    The United Kingdom Supreme Court (UKSC) today handed down its judgment in the case of Actavis UK Limited and others v Eli Lilly and Company ([2017] UKSC 46) that has significantly changed the law of patent infringement in the UK.

  2. 0707-2017

    UP/UPC Munich Summit Positive on Ratification

    Five Bird & Bird lawyers from four offices joined around 300 others who attended the UP/UPC Conference by Premier Cercle hosted by the EPO on 5th July.

  3. 0507-2017

    Patents: Jurisdiction to construe US patent

    The High Court has held that it had jurisdiction to construe the claims of a US patent in a dispute involving a patent licence with an English law and jurisdiction clause. EU member states have exclusive jurisdiction, regardless of the domicile of the parties, in proceedings concerned with the registration or validity of patents, including any European patent granted for that member state (Article 24, recast Brussels Regulation (1215/2012/EU)) (Article 24)).

  1. 2706-2017

    Bird & Bird launches its 'JudgmentDay' app to provide clients with timely access to UK intellectual property judgments

    International law firm Bird & Bird today launches JudgmentDay, a first of its kind app designed to provide clients with timely access to selected UK intellectual property judgments.

  2. 1206-2017

    Bird & Bird named 'one of the world's foremost IP heavyweights' in newly released IAM Patent 1000

    Bird & Bird has yet again secured a great set of results in the latest edition of the IAM Patent 1000 guide to patent practice.

  3. 3105-2017

    MIP announces the top 250 Women in IP and this year's 'IP Stars': Bird & Bird once again proves its strength in the IP world

    The number of Bird & Bird female practitioners recognised in the most recent results of MIP's Top 250 Women has again surpassed all other firms across the globe and has in fact increased from last year.

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