Miles Copeland
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 1 : Intellectual Property
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About
Provided by Miles Copeland
Practice Areas
Intellectual Property, Information Technology and related commercial disputes including arbitrations; patents, trademarks, passing off, copyright, designs, confidential information, malicious falsehood. Advice, drafting and advocacy both in the UK and the EPO. Cases include: Moderna v Pfizer/ BioNTech [2023-] (COVID-19 vaccines); R2 v Intel [2023] (voltage regulators); IPBridge v Huawei [2023] (mobiles); Lufthansa v Astronics [2022-] (account of profits); Rhodia v Neo [2018-2023] (ceric oxides, also damages enquiry); AutoStore v Ocado [2022-2023] (robots); Illumina v Latvia [2020-2021] (nucleic acid sequencing); Conversant v Huawei [2018-2020] (mobiles); Actavis v Warner-Lambert [2015-2018] (Supreme Court, pregabalin for pain, second medical use patents); Edwards v Boston [2017] (heart valves); GSK v Wyeth [2017] (damages enquiry); Chromatography column [2015] EPO opposition; HTC v Gemalto [2013] (computer software, mobiles); Nokia v HTC [2013] (mobiles); Resolution v Lundbeck [2013] (estoppel, privity); Fabio Perini v PCMC [2009-2012] (mechanical patent, also damages inquiry); Welland v Hadley [2011](entitlement proceedings).
Career
Called 2004, Lincoln's Inn; Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge (2002 MA Hons, Natural Sciences, Neuroscience); ICSL (2004, BVC); City University (2003, Diploma in Law).
Professional Memberships
Intellectual Property Bar Association, Chancery Bar Association.
Publications
Contributing author of “Terrell on the Law of Patents”.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Miles Copeland is a user-friendly and highly responsive barrister noted for his excellent client service. He is experienced in advising on patent litigation involving pharmaceutical companies, including secondary use and infringement claims. He has been active in some of the most important appellate matters of recent years.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"On patents, Miles is excellent and has really good technical knowledge."
"Miles has great attention to detail and is a good team player."
"On patents, Miles is excellent and has really good technical knowledge."
"Miles has great attention to detail and is a good team player."
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