Daniel Byrne

Daniel Byrne is a partner and barrister with extensive experience in intellectual property disputes and transactions. He has spent many years dealing with complex and technical patent matters and he has experience of multijurisdictional litigation and coordination, particularly across Europe where he spent two years practising in Paris. He has acted for clients across the full range of intellectual property rights at all levels of tribunal and has been a Deputy District Judge in the County Court since 2015. He also sits in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court to hear, primarily, trade mark and copyright claims. He sits on the consulting editorial board for LEXIS-NEXIS IP and contributes to journals and academic programmes. · Venner Shipley LLP

EnglandIntellectual Property, Patent Litigation

About

Daniel Byrne is a partner and barrister at Venner Shipley LLP with extensive experience in intellectual property disputes and transactions, particularly complex and technical patent matters and multijurisdictional litigation (including two years practising in Paris). He has acted across the full range of IP rights at all tribunal levels, has been a Deputy District Judge in the County Court since 2015 and sits in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court hearing primarily trade mark and copyright claims.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyPatent LitigationTrade MarksCopyrightIP TransactionsLitigation

Office

England

Venner Shipley LLP · Daniel Byrne is a partner and barrister with extensive experience in intellectual property disputes and transactions. He has spent many years dealing with complex and technical patent matters and he has experience of multijurisdictional litigation and coordination, particularly across Europe where he spent two years practising in Paris. He has acted for clients across the full range of intellectual property rights at all levels of tribunal and has been a Deputy District Judge in the County Court since 2015. He also sits in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court to hear, primarily, trade mark and copyright claims. He sits on the consulting editorial board for LEXIS-NEXIS IP and contributes to journals and academic programmes.

England

Expertise

PatentsMultijurisdictional litigation (Europe)Trade marksCopyrightDesignsIntellectual property transactionsIntellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) hearingsBiotechnology / Life Sciences

Education

BSc Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (with industrial placement) – Durham University
MA in Biotechnological Law and Ethics – Sheffield University
CPE – City University
Bar Vocational Course – BPP Law School

Admissions

Called to the Bar, England & Wales (2005)
Deputy District Judge, County Court (appointed 2015)
Member, Inner Temple