Chambers & Partners 2026

Intellectual Property

Three New Square IP has a formidable presence in the IP field and is home to a deep bench of barristers with “great expertise at all levels”. Members are instructed in many of the leading patent and trade mark cases, and one source notes: “Thanks to the experience of its tenants, there are no cases they cannot handle.” The barristers regularly represent top life sciences, telecoms and manufacturing clients in high-profile patent litigation. Examples include Janssen Biotech v Samsung, Merck Serono v Comptroller General of Patents and Pfizer v Moderna. The set also has a strong practice in important trade mark and design rights work.

  • “The clerks are always a pleasure to deal with, and respond to queries quickly and thoroughly.”
  • “Nick is delightful to work with and has an exceptionally pleasant manner. He is responsive and always has solutions to counsel availability and listings issues.”
  • “The clerks are a real strength and I never wait more than a few hours to hear back from them.”
  • “Senior clerk Nick Hill is top class, as are the other clerks we have encountered through the years. They make our lives easier.”

Information Technology

Three New Square’s IT law practice draws on the set’s noted strength in the often related realm of intellectual property. Matters taken on by chambers’ tenants cover complex issues of patent infringement, as well as FRAND licensing concerns. Recent examples include Tesla v Interdigital, where individuals from the set represented InterDigital in a FRAND-related patent dispute brought by Tesla in respect of patents that cover the use of 5G technology in its cars. Members of the set are sought out by government bodies, financial institutions and prominent technology companies to assist with various disputes. They are particularly expert in the field of mobile phone technology. One interviewee comments: “the set has very good technical lawyers.”

  • “Three New Square has excellent clerking.”
  • “Nick Hill is one of the best senior clerks at the bar.”

Legal 500 2026

Intellectual Property

  • ‘Nick Hill is an excellent clerk and always goes out of his way to assist, even on short notice.’
  • ‘Always very friendly and helpful. Nick Hill is fantastic and always goes out of his way to be as helpful as possible.’
  • ‘Very effective clerking. Tim Fairburn is fast and very efficient.’
  • ‘The clerking and support team at 3 New Square are great. Nick Hill is a consummate professional. Georgia Onyett and Zena Robbins are fabulous as well.’
  • ‘The set has strong depth in this area.’
  • ‘Three New Square are a dedicated IP set stuffed with great barristers at all levels. We’ve worked with them for many, many years and have found them to be a great choice.’

Information Technology

The set at Three New Square has experience representing well-known clients in cases relating to telecoms and FRAND work in particular, an example being Joe Delaney‘s acting for the defendant in Tesla v InterDigital in respect of patents that cover the use of 5G technology in Tesla’s cars. Further recent work includes Tom Hinchliffe KC’s acting for Lenovo in InterDigital v Lenovo in relation to its multi-mullion dollar FRAND dispute.

Chambers & Partners 2025

Intellectual Property

Three New Square IP has a formidable presence in the IP field and is home to a deep bench of barristers with a “wealth of talent” instructed in many of the leading patent and trade mark cases. One client notes: “They are true specialists who are able to handle the most legally and factually complex patent matters.” The barristers regularly represent top life sciences, telecoms and manufacturing clients in high-profile patent litigation. Examples include Abbott Diabetes Care v Dexcom Inc, Optis v Apple, and Moderna v Pfizer and BioNTech. The set also has a strong practice in important trade mark and design rights work.

  • “The clerks are very responsive, particularly senior clerks like Tim Fairburn.”
  • “Nick Hill is the best clerk. He organises things very methodically, and with any requests he will always accommodate – no task is too big or small.”
  • “They give timely and realistic budgets and are good at keeping to them. It is always a pleasure to deal with the clerks, especially Nick Hill.”

Information Technology

Three New Square’s IT law practice draws on the set’s noted strength in the often related realm of intellectual property. Matters taken on by chambers’ tenants cover complex issues of patent infringement, as well as FRAND licensing concerns. Recent examples include Tesla v Interdigital, where individuals from the set represented InterDigital in a FRAND-related patent dispute brought by Tesla in respect of patents that cover the use of 5G technology in its cars. Members of the set are sought out by government bodies, financial institutions and prominent technology companies to assist with various disputes. They are particularly expert in the field of mobile phone technology.

Chambers & Partners 2024

Intellectual Property

Three New Square IP has a formidable presence in the IP field and is home to a deep bench of barristers instructed in many of the leading patent and trade mark cases. The barristers regularly represent top life sciences, telecoms and manufacturing clients in high-profile patent litigation. Examples include Abbott Diabetes Care v Dexcom Inc; Optis v Apple; and Moderna v Pfizer and BioNTech. The set also has a strong practice in important trade mark and design rights work.

  • “The clerking service at Three New Square is very strong. Nick Hill and his team, in particular Tim Fairburn, are great to work with and are always very helpful.”
  • “Support from the clerks has always been good. They are flexible on billing arrangements, and cooperative on court logistics.”
  • “Three New Square has excellent clerks. I always have a couple of barristers to choose from within the day of the first call. I also like that they do not seem to overload the barristers, so the advice is always timely.”
  • “I have usually dealt with Nick Hill, who is extremely helpful and very responsive to requests.”
  • “We cannot fault the level of service provided by Three New Square in terms of their clerks, who are friendly, responsive and take time to listen to our requirements.”

Information Technology

Three New Square’s IT law practice draws on the set’s noted strength in the often related realm of intellectual property. Matters taken on by chambers’ tenants cover complex issues of patent infringement, as well as FRAND licensing concerns. Members of the set are sought out by government bodies, financial institutions and prominent technology companies, to assist with various disputes. Members at the set are particularly expert in the field of mobile phone technology.

  • Senior clerk Nicholas Hill is “one of the top clerks in London, who has the respect of both his own barristers and his peers in the clerking world.”

Chambers & Partners 2023

Intellectual Property

Three New Square IP is a formidable presence in the field and is home to a deep bench of barristers instructed in many of the leading patent and trade mark cases. The barristers regularly represent top life sciences, telecoms and manufacturing clients in high-profile patent litigation, with the case of Dr Reddy’s, Actavis, NHS England & Others v Warner-Lambert & Pfizer as a notable example, where both sides were represented by Three New Square IP barristers. The set also leads the field in important trade mark and design rights work.

  • “Nick Hill, the senior clerk, is the master of customer service, and no other clerk at the IP Bar comes close to his service, responsiveness and honesty on availability and conflicts.”
  • “The clerks are always available. They are a class operation.”
  • “The entire Three New Square IP clerking team is very responsive and commercial, and they understand the needs of their instructing solicitors.”

Information Technology

Three New Square’s IT law practice draws on the set’s recognised “strength in depth” in the often related realm of intellectual property. Matters taken on by chambers’ tenants cover complex issues of patent infringement, as well as FRAND licensing concerns. Members of the set are sought out by government bodies, financial institutions and prominent technology companies, particularly in the field of mobile phone technology.

  • “Senior clerk Nicholas Hill is a master of customer service.”

Chambers & Partners 2022

Intellectual Property

Three New Square IP is a formidable presence in the field and is home to a deep bench of barristers instructed in many of the leading patent and trade mark cases. The barristers regularly represent top life sciences, telecoms and manufacturing clients in high-profile patent litigation. They have acted in numerous appeals before the Supreme Court, including in the recent case of Regeneron v Kymab, concerning patent rights relating to antibody-producing mice. The set also leads the field in important trade mark and design rights work.

Information Technology

Three New Square’s IT law practice draws on the set’s recognised “strength in depth” in the often related realm of intellectual property. Matters taken on by chambers’ tenants cover complex issues of patent infringement, as well as FRAND licensing concerns. Members of the set are sought out by government bodies, financial institutions and prominent technology companies, particularly in the field of mobile phone technology.

Legal 500 2022

Intellectual Property

  • ‘Excellent set of chambers with many of the leading names in the field.’
  • ‘Three New Square is among the leading IP sets.’
  • ‘Three New Square is a leading set of IP barristers. It has great strength in depth.’
  • ‘The set offers good availability of the very best IP talent.’
  • ‘Three New Square is one of the go-to sets for patent litigation, with a deep bench of talented QCs and juniors.’

Information Technology

  • ‘3 New Square are a good IP set with strength in depth in the field.’
  • ‘The Three New Square set is possibly the best overall in IP. It has a good range of capable barristers, thus providing strength in depth.’

Juve Patent 2022

  • “It is unusual to read any UK High Court judgment without seeing a named barrister from this set, and 3 New Square’s highly visible members frequently appear on the claimant side. Its large selection of QCs and juniors are especially active in complex pharmaceutical and life sciences proceedings”
  • “The set remains prominent in its contribution to the wider UK patent landscape, with the Competition Appeal Tribunal recently appointing silk Justin Turner as chairman. Along with other senior barristers such as Douglas Campbell holding deputy judge positions in the UK judiciary, 3 New Square barristers continue to demonstrate their flexibility across all areas of patent law. A bench of highly-capable juniors such as Katherine Moggridge and Miles Copeland ensure the set will retain its reputation, especially in pharmaceutical litigation, for years to come.”