Kathryn Pickard
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 1 : Intellectual Property
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Practice Areas
Kathryn’s practice covers all areas of Intellectual Property law. She draws on her scientific background to get to grips with challenging and diverse technology. Recent cases have concerned robotic warehousing, laser eye surgery, cryptocurrencies, DNA sequencing, eSIM cards, antibody testing, car batteries and pharmaceuticals. Kathryn has a particular interest in patent law and is also regularly instructed in matters concerning trade marks, passing off, designs, copyright, confidential information and trade secrets.
Kathryn has extensive experience of litigation in the High Court and Court of Appeal and represents clients in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, Intellectual Property Office, before the Appointed Person and at mediation. She has appeared twice in the Supreme Court: in Warner-Lambert, a case about validity and infringement of second-medical use patents, and in Starbucks, a passing off case concerning “NOW TV”. She also appeared in the House of Lords in Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, a patent entit
Chambers Review
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Kathryn Pickard is an impressive IP barrister offering substantial experience acting for medical device, pharmaceutical and engineering companies. Her experience includes instructions in key patent infringement claims and revocation actions, and she has additional expertise in trade mark disputes. She has acted in multiple high-profile appellate proceedings, including before the Supreme Court.
Strengths
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"Kathryn is a joy to work with. She is proactive, thoughtful and very collaborative."
"Kathryn is very easy to work with, clever and quick to respond. Her advocacy is calm and convincing."
"I trust her innately. Kathryn is great - she is operating at the top of her game."
"Kathryn is witty and smart. She distils legal points and has a very persuasive manner."
"Kathryn is a joy to work with. She is proactive, thoughtful and very collaborative."
"Kathryn is very easy to work with, clever and quick to respond. Her advocacy is calm and convincing."
"I trust her innately. Kathryn is great - she is operating at the top of her game."
"Kathryn is witty and smart. She distils legal points and has a very persuasive manner."
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