Simon Barker
UK Guide 2025
Band 2 : Intellectual Property
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About
Provided by Simon Barker
Practice Areas
Simon is intellectual property (IP) lawyer approaching 25 years' experience. He leads a national team specialised in all things relating to trade marks, designs, patents, and copyright. Simon and his team look after IP portfolios for clients in the UK with interests here and abroad, including many household names. The team are good at brand protection and addressing counterfeits.
Simon is particularly well known for dispute work and his work in defending infringement claims, including famous characters like Cuthbert in the well-publicised dispute with Colin the Caterpillar. Simon is equally at home with transactional work; licensing agreements, collaborations, and maximising value for clients out of IP.
Simon's team is a one-stop-shop for all things IP and related areas including advertising, marketing. Focussed on the commercial objectives Simon and his team are professional, effective, and fun to work with.
Chambers Review
UK
Simon Barker leads Freeths’ national IP and media team. He is a brand and designs specialist, well versed in litigation and also commercial licensing and corporate support work.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Simon is a very talented adviser. He is really good in contentious, difficult situations as he works carefully through the strategy."
"Simon is very impressive with his legal and commercial analysis and litigation strategy."
"Simon is a great guy to work with who gets straight to the core of the matter."
"Simon is a very talented adviser. He is really good in contentious, difficult situations as he works carefully through the strategy."
"Simon is very impressive with his legal and commercial analysis and litigation strategy."
"Simon is a great guy to work with who gets straight to the core of the matter."
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