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Tess Waldron

Partner specialising in intellectual property litigation who has represented clients in front of the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court and has significant experience in the coordination of complex, multijurisdictional disputes. Tess also acts for life sciences and consumer electronics companies in wider commercial disputes and negotiations, including in relation to FRAND licensing. She is a qualified solicitor advocate and has represented clients in the High Court as such. Prior to becoming a solicitor, Tess qualified as a doctor and spent three years working in hospital medicine. This experience provides her with valuable background and context, in particular when advising clients operating in the life sciences sector. · Powell Gilbert LLP

EnglandIntellectual Property, LitigationFrench

About

Partner at Powell Gilbert LLP specialising in intellectual property litigation, with experience representing clients before the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court and coordinating complex multijurisdictional disputes. She acts for life sciences and consumer electronics companies on wider commercial disputes and FRAND licensing, is a qualified solicitor advocate and previously qualified as a medical doctor who worked three years in hospital medicine.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyLitigationIP LicensingInternational Litigation

Office

Expertise

Patents (contentious and non-contentious)FRAND licensingLife SciencesConsumer ElectronicsTMT (Technology, Media & Telecoms)

Education

  • Marlborough College, Wiltshire
  • University of Southampton — Bachelor of Medicine
  • BPP Law School, London — GDL, LPC
  • Oxford University — Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law & Practice
  • King’s College London — Postgraduate Diploma in EU Competition Law

Admissions

  • Solicitor (England & Wales) — 2012
  • Solicitor (Ireland) — 2021
  • Solicitor Advocate (England & Wales)
  • UPC Representative — 2023

Languages

French