Osborne Clarke

Osborne Clarke is a full-service law firm with a growing IP practice in the UK. The firm's reputation in the market has gone beyond soft IP and transactions – it is now recognised for patent disputes in the life sciences and technology sectors.

Notable patent litigators: Arty Rajendra, Trevor Crosse, Tim Harris and Will James.

Notable soft IP lawyers: John Linneker, Jonathan Davidson-Kelly, Richard May and Robert Guthrie.

Notable IP transaction lawyers: Tamara Quinn and Mathilda Davidson.

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2025

"[They are] prompt in providing assistance and very approachable."

"Very accessible and responsive. Nice people and easy to deal with."

"OC consistently provides excellent, timely, and practical advice."

"OC has high-quality lawyers who provide excellent advice and are easy to work with."

"Commercial and practical advice. Prompt and efficient service."

"[They are] very responsive, keen to understand the business (have visited the sites, where the company technology was explained) and help colleagues understand and approach IP in a very user-friendly way."

"The Osborne Clarke team have deep technical knowledge which they combine with a commercially focused approach. They are a pleasure to work with."

"They are readily available to help clarify issues of trademark law and go above and beyond to explain to our business how certain trademark oppositions may affect our business."

"Extremely responsive and proactive.They also provide reasonable value for money and have contentious IP capability where needed."

John Linneker

"John is smart and considered. He is also fun to work with."

Case studies show contentious and non-contentious copyright work. Yahoo, Block and Squareup. Media and entertainment lawyers such as Tom Harding and John Davidson-Kelly can advise on copyright and digital technology matters.

The firm advised Qualtex and Howdens Kitchens on design protection.

Patent case studies show UK and UPC patent litigation work. In recent years, the firm has shown that it can handle SEP and FRAND disputes. It has had a successful co-counsel relationship with IP firm EIP in the English courts. The firm acted for clients such as Amgen, Optis Cellular, and Tesla.

Case studies show trade mark protection, portfolio management, and litigation work for a range of brand owners. Clients include Nokia, Simpler Postage, Toni & Guy, JPMorgan, Peanut App, BCI Link, and Supercell.

Rajendra, who leads the IP disputes practice, is an all-round IP litigator. Commercial disputes specialist Clare Robinson has retired from the partnership.

Case studies show the team advised companies on IP due diligence, licensing, and royalties. Trevor Crosse is also involved in transactional IP work. Clients include OMERS Life Sciences and DRI Healthcare Trust. IP transaction lawyer Mathilda Davidson joined the firm in 2025.