Personal Details

Head of IP and IT Litigation at the London office of Norton Rose

Date of Birth: 4th March 1968

Education

1989 Keble College, Oxford University, BA (now MA) Jurisprudence
1994 Birkbeck College, London University, Post Graduate Certificate Economics

Career / Professional

1991 Joined Herbert Smith
1993 Qualified as solicitor in Herbert Smith IP/IT Group
2000 Partner Herbert Smith IP/IT Group
2003 Higher Rights of Audience (civil)
2003 Partner Norton Rose IP/IT Group

Professional Appointments

1998 to date Visiting lecturer in UK intellectual property law at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETHZ) in Zurich
2002 to date World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Domain Name Dispute Panellist
2003 UK Contributor to INTA Trademark Law Handbook 2004
2004 Member INTA ccTLD Subcommittee
2004 Nominet Expert

Experience and Expertise

Matthew specialises in all aspects of Intellectual Property and Information Technology law both contentious and non-contentious.  However, in the past he has practised as a general commercial litigator and today the primary focus of his practice is IP, IT and Internet related litigation.

His experience of Domain Name disputes stretches back to involvement in the Harrods.com domain name dispute in 1996, probably the first domain name dispute to come before the English Courts. Since then acted in numerous domain name cases both under various domain name resolution procedures and in the courts. High profile cases have included acting for WH Smith in the retrieval of WHSmith.com and BAA in the retrieval of BAA.com.

Professional Memberships

International Trade Mark Association (INTA);
The Society for Computers and Law;
The City of London Solicitors Company.
The Intellectual Property Lawyers Organisations (TIPLO)
Intellectual Property Lawyers Association (IPLA)

Publications, Speaking Engagements and Media Coverage

Matthew has had numerous updates, case notes and articles published in publications such as EIPR, The Lawyer, Butterworths IP & T Direct, World Trademark Law Report and All England Legal Opinion. He regularly speaks at conferences and seminars on IP and IT issues.

Matthew is frequently interviewed by UK national electronic and print media on IP and IT issues. National newspapers in which he has recently been quoted include The Financial Times, The Times and The Guardian.