Selected cases:

Patents

AutoStore Technology v Ocado Group PLC & ors (ongoing) – automated robotic storage and retrieval technology in patent infringement and entitlement actions

Sandoz, Teva v Bristol-Myers Squibb [2022] EWHC 822 (Pat)– pharmaceutical patents action concerning the blockbuster anticoagulant apixaban

Dr Reddy’s, Actavis, NHS England & ors v Warner-Lambert, Pfizer [2021] EWHC 2182 (Ch) (ongoing) – damages inquiry emanating from long-running pregabalin litigation

Advanced Bionics v Med-El [2021] EWHC 2415 (Pat) – a successful expedition application for cochlear implant patent litigation proceeding on the Shorter Trials Scheme

Edwards Lifesciences Corp v Meril GmbH [2021] EWHC 761 (Pat) – prosthetic aortic valve medical device litigation

Akebia v Fibrogen, Astellas [2020] EWHC 866 (Pat) – multi-patent pharmaceutical action concerning the treatment of anaemia with small molecule inhibitors

Don-Bur v Fluid Power – mechanical patent dispute in IPEC concerning trailer design

Trade marks 

Prime Online Ltd v Amazon Technologies, Inc (ongoing) ­– dispute concerning the trade name PRIME GAMING, with parallel proceedings in the IPO involving the bad faith ground

William Grant v Lidl [2021] CSOH 55 – assisted in Scottish litigation concerning the Hendrick’s gin brand

Medical devices company v Medical devices company – trade mark and passing off dispute relating to COVID-19 medical diagnostic tests

Medical devices company v Medical devices company – comparative advertising trade mark dispute concerning sutures

Various ongoing oppositions before the UKIPO

Other intellectual property rights

Songtradr v Ditto, Bluebox, Block8 – dispute concerning copyright and confidential information in blockchain software relating to music licensing, including issues of relative confidentiality and springboard injunctive relief

Selected cases observed or contributed to as a pupil:

Patents

Conversant v Huawei, ZTE – telecommunications patents action in a series of technical trials

Anan Kasei, Rhodia v Molycorp – assisted in drafting points of claim for a damages enquiry

Lufthansa v Astronics – assisted in preparing the trial skeleton in this patent action concerning plug sockets and electronic safety features

Philips v Asustek – joined telecoms appeals before the Court of Appeal

Mitsubishi v Archos, Xiaomi – jurisdictional aspects of a FRAND dispute

Trade marks and soft IP

Sky v SkyKick – assisted in preparation for the form of order hearing involving a qualified injunction

Glaxo v Sandoz – assisted in preparation for hearing before UKIPO regarding issue estoppels arising from related High Court proceedings concerning the colour purple on inhalers

Glaxo v Glenmark – trade mark and passing off dispute concerning the 3D shape mark for Glaxo’s inhalers

Duracell v Baruch – trade mark dispute concerning parallel imports and re-packaged goods

Apple v Lee – trade mark and design matter relating to counterfeit goods

Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi – appeal from EUIPO before the CJEU relating to collective marks

• 2019-2020: 12-month pupillage at Three New Square to Miles Copeland, Jeremy Heald, Joe Delaney, Stuart Baran and Geoff Pritchard
• 2017-2018: BPTC at BPP Birmingham: Outstanding; 1st in cohort
• 2016-2017: GDL at BPP Birmingham: Distinction
• 2012-2016: MChem Chemistry at Lincoln College, Oxford: 1st
  class. Part-II thesis in soft chemistry of solid- state crystalline compounds from the cerium oxychalcogenide series

Lord Denning and Lord Brougham scholarships, Hardwicke award, from Lincoln’s Inn

College Scholar, L H Martin prize, and Sidgwick Exhibitioner from Lincoln College, Oxford

In 2018-2019, Thomas worked at Carpmaels & Ransford LLP. He was involved with a pharmaceutical patents matter relating to anti-CGRP antibodies for the treatment of migraine.