Professional ExperienceTony qualified in 1970 and worked in the Trade Marks Department of The Distillers Company Limited (now part of Diageo) until joining Herbert Smith in 1973. He became a partner in 1977 and remained there until 1994 when he left to join Rouse & Co (now Willoughby & Partners). Tony was a partner at Willoughby & Partners until April 2006, he is now a consultant to the business. He has specialised in all aspects of intellectual property (contentious and non-contentious) since he was admitted to practice. He has had the conduct of some patent infringement actions, but most of his work has been in the field of trade marks, passing off, copyright and confidential information. He has particular experience of parallel imports/grey market and anti-counterfeiting litigation, and the Anton Piller Order and Mareva Injunction.

Tony has acted in a variety of leading reported IP cases and is a panellist for the WIPO ICANN and Nominet UK domain name dispute resolution procedures. He has also been appointed Chairman of Experts for Nominet UK

Professional qualifications

Admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in England and Wales

Professional memberships

ITMA Ordinary Membership
Fellow of the Society for Advanced Legal Studies
London Solicitors Litigation Association
TIPLO

Personal Interests

Relaxing