Alex Newman
UK Guide 2025
Band 1 : Intellectual Property
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About
Provided by Alex Newman
Practice Areas
I help my clients to identify, manage and resolve contentious issues relating to intellectual property rights (of all kinds) and information technology. My strategic approach to dispute resolution and early case analysis frequently enables clients to avoid or settle disputes without litigation. I also help clients to understand their intellectual property rights better, to secure appropriate IPR protection for what they create, and to realise the value of that IPR by commercialising it. My practice focuses primarily on the engineering and technology sectors, and I also have extensive experience in the retail (particularly FMCG) sector.
Areas of expertise include: intellectual property and IT, patents, copyright, trade marks, designs and breach of confidence.
Career
Trained Hammonds; qualified 1999; solicitor 1999-2007, Hammonds; partner 2007-2013, Hammonds/Squire Sanders (UK) LLP; partner 2013-date, Irwin Mitchell LLP.
Chambers Review
UK
Alex Newman has an active practice in both contentious and non-contentious IP, covering all core rights. He has recently been instructed by clients in engineering, technology and retail.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is highly experienced, and able to understand technical matters quickly and articulate legal arguments to the layman."
"Alex has strong analytical and communication skills and is very commercially aware. He has a great ability to think outside the box, offering you a range of solutions to complex legal issues."
"He is highly experienced, and able to understand technical matters quickly and articulate legal arguments to the layman."
"Alex has strong analytical and communication skills and is very commercially aware. He has a great ability to think outside the box, offering you a range of solutions to complex legal issues."