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Simon Ayrton

Partner specialising in intellectual property litigation. Work covers advising on full range of intellectual property including patents, trademarks, copyright, designs and confidential information. Cases include Research Corporation’s Patent (licence of right under the SPC for Carboplatin), IBM v Phoenix (trademark infringement and passing off), Rambus v Micron and Hyundai (patent infringement), Gillette v Corsair (passing off), Monsanto and Searle v Merck (patent infringement), Allergan v Pharmacia (patent infringement), Duracell v Round Imports (trade mark infringement), Sony Computer Entertainment v Ball (circumvention of copy protection measures), Aerotel v Telco (business method patents), Dr Reddy’s v Eli Lilly (patent revocation), Philips and Others v Alba (patent exhaustion and competition), Apple v Nokia (patent infringement), HTC v Apple (patent revocation), Unwired Planet v Huawei (patent infringement and FRAND), Vestel v HEVC Advance (FRAND licensing), Seoul Semiconductor v General Electric (patent revocation) and AutoStore v Ocado (patent infringement) · Powell Gilbert LLP

EnglandIntellectual Property, Litigation

About

Partner at Powell Gilbert LLP who specialises in intellectual property litigation, advising across patents, trademarks, copyright, designs and confidential information. Has acted in numerous high‑profile disputes including Research Corporation’s Patent (SPC for Carboplatin), IBM v Phoenix, Rambus v Micron, Gillette v Corsair, Apple v Nokia, Unwired Planet v Huawei and AutoStore v Ocado.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyLitigationPatentsTrademarksCopyrightDesignsCompetition

Office

Expertise

Technology, Media & Telecoms (TMT)PharmaceuticalsSemiconductors & ElectronicsFRAND & SEP licensing

Education

  • Watford Boys’ Grammar School
  • Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge (MA Natural Sciences)

Admissions

  • Solicitor (England & Wales) — qualified 1993
  • Solicitor (Ireland) — 2020
  • UPC Representative — 2023