Daniel Selmi
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 3 : Intellectual Property
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About
Provided by Daniel Selmi
Practice Areas
Daniel practises in all areas of intellectual property law and commercial disputes involving the same, including patents, trademarks, passing off, copyright, designs and confidential information.
Cases illustrating the breadth of Daniel’s practice include: TQ Delta v Zyxel (patents, ADSL2/2+, VDSL2 technology); Alcon v Aspire (patents, fluprostenol isopropyl ester); Puma v Nike (trade marks, Footware mark); Nokia v Oppo (patent, 4G LTE transmission; Juve Patent “Top 10 patent case of 2022”); Dr Reddy’s and NHS Scotland v Warner-Lambert (patent damages inquiry; selected by The Lawyer as one of the “Top 20 Cases of 2023”); Swatch v Samsung (trade marks, Swiss watch brands; Managing IP “Impact Case of the Year 2024”); Lidl v Tesco (trade marks, passing off and copyright, Tesco’s Clubcard; selected by The Lawyer as one of the “Top 10 Appeals of 2024”); M&S v Aldi (registered designs, “light up gin bottles”); Shorts v Google (trade marks and passing off, YouTube Shorts); and Merck Serono (patents, cladribine for relapse-remitting multiple sclerosis, SPCs).
A full CV is available on Daniel’s Chambers’ website, accessible here: https://3newsquare.co.uk/barristers/daniele-selmi/
Career
Called 2013, Lincoln’s Inn; previously a Fellow at Oxford University (Bionanotechnology); contributing author to Terrell on the Law of Patents (19th & 20th editions), the leading practitioner textbook on UK patent law.
Professional Memberships
Intellectual Property Bar Association; Chancery Bar Association.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Daniel Selmi is a junior barrister who impresses with his commerciality, combined with a depth of technical knowledge aided by his background in life sciences academia. In addition to a busy practice in UKIPO proceedings, he has taken part in a number of high-profile patent and trade mark cases before the courts.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"A go-to barrister. He is able to go toe-to-toe with more experienced counsel, with impressive advocacy skills and composure under pressure. We very much feel in safe hands with Daniel."
"Daniel is phenomenally good. He masters technical and legal aspects with ease, and has a wonderful manner with clients."
"Daniel is a very good, analytical and bright IP specialist."
"A go-to barrister. He is able to go toe-to-toe with more experienced counsel, with impressive advocacy skills and composure under pressure. We very much feel in safe hands with Daniel."
"Daniel is phenomenally good. He masters technical and legal aspects with ease, and has a wonderful manner with clients."
"Daniel is a very good, analytical and bright IP specialist."
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