Clive Thorne

Clive is a Partner in our IP, Technology & Outsourcing Group. He practises all areas of IP law including patents, designs, copyright, trade marks and trade secrets. He has a particular interest in the arbitration of IP Disputes. He has been appointed an ICC Arbitrator on an IT dispute and is on the WIPO panel of Arbitrators. He is also on the WIPO panel of experts for domain name disputes and has been on the Nominet panel of experts. He has been involved in many of the leading IP disputes in the UK and overseas. He is particularly experienced in multi-jurisdictional litigation. Clive is admitted in Hong Kong and Australia. He practised in Hong Kong between 1984 and 1987 and continues to retain practice links in Asia.

Memberships

• International Bar Association (Technology Committee)
• Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (Associate Member)
• Fellow Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
• TIPLO (The Intellectual Property Lawyers Organisation) (Founder Member)

Selected directory listings

• Noted in World Trademark Review 1000, 2013

• "an admirably wide-ranging practice which takes in copyright, design rights, patents, trade marks and trade secrets. He is also an accomplished litigator" - Chambers UK 2013
• "Clive Thorne...'attracts praise'" - The Legal 500, 2012 edition
  "has a wealth of experience in IP" - The Legal 500, 2012 edition
• "Clive Thorne is [a] popular choice in IP litigation, and also undertakes a significant amount of arbitration" - Chambers UK, 2010
• "highly regarded and proficient" - Chambers UK, 2009
• "[an] established figure in the field" - Chambers UK, 2008
• "good on the substance of IP and has a solid commercial sense in achieving results for clients" - Chambers UK, 2008

Examples of relevant work

• Interlego v Tyco
• Multi-jurisdictional confidential patent arbitration involving aerospace technology between two leading aerospace manufacturers
• Tyco v Tomy - patent litigation involving the Mega Sketcher toy
• Alan Clark v Associated Newspapers - passing off action involving spoof diaries
• Apimed Medical Honey Limited v Brightwake - patent ligation relating to Manuka Honey.
• Marks & Spencer v Craig Cotterell - involving online infringement of the Marks & Spencer online trading website

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