Daniel Alexander KC
UK Bar Guide 2025
Star Individuals : Intellectual Property
Star Individuals
About
Provided by Daniel Alexander KC
Practice Areas
Barrister (KC) specialising principally in intellectual property, media and entertainment, information technology (IT Silk of the Year, 2007), EC and commercial law. Practice regularly involves cases with international and multi-jurisdicational aspects. Advocacy and advisory work in a wide variety of cases at all levels of UK courts and at the EPO, ECJ and General Court (CFI). Regular involvement in international arbitrations as counsel or arbitrator. Recent cases include: Thoratec Europe Ltd and GmbH Aachen Innovative, Unilever Plc and Ors and Ian Alexander Shanks, Unwired Planet v Huawei, Actavis v Eli Lilly. For comprehensive CV visit our website at www.8newsquare.co.uk
Career
Born: London, 1963. Education: BA Physics and Philosophy (Oxford Univeristy, 1985); DipLaw (1986); LLM (Harvard Law School, 1987); called to New York Bar (1988). Called to English Bar, 1988; KC, 2003; Deupty High Court Judge, 2006.
Professional Memberships
Chairman of the Intellectual Property Bar Association (IPBA); Chancery Bar Association.
Publications
Joint author of Guidebook to Intellectual Property Law; joint editor 'Clerk & Lindsell on Torts ; 'Encyclopaedia of UK & European Patent Law' ; various articles and lectures.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Daniel Alexander KC is a market-leading silk who enjoys an exceptional reputation for his advocacy in patent litigation involving pharmaceutical and TMT companies. His experience includes handling novel appellate actions arising from inventorship claims. He is consistently involved in cases that establish precedent in areas including patent infringement and licensing.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Daniel has a brain the size of a planet. He is brilliant for tricky cases and when you need new angles."
"A great strategist on everything patent-related. Daniel is very strong across TMT, medical devices and pharmaceuticals."
"Daniel is a pleasure to work with and has a wealth of experience to draw upon."
"Daniel has a brain the size of a planet. He is brilliant for tricky cases and when you need new angles."
"A great strategist on everything patent-related. Daniel is very strong across TMT, medical devices and pharmaceuticals."
"Daniel is a pleasure to work with and has a wealth of experience to draw upon."
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