Anthony Trenton
Partner @WilmerHale
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WORK HISTORY
Partner @WilmerHale
London, GB
Representing multinational technology company in complex action involving multiple patent infringement assertions and FRAND rate determination up to Supreme Court•Representing multinational technology company in intervention in Supreme Court in relation to scope of court-determined FRAND licences.•Successfully defending multinational technology company in patent infringement action relating to user interface features•Representing Kirin-Amgen in biotechnology patent action up to House of Lords (leading case on construction)•Patent action about intermediate bulk containers up to Supreme Court (leading case on whether an act is repair or making)• Acting as expert advising on English law in New York arbitration relating to patent licence•Representing major pharmaceutical company in successful claim to revoke patent for well-known drug•Representing major pharmaceutical company in patent action about use of glucagon-like peptides for reducing body weight•Successful patent action up to Court of Appeal involving snack packaging equipment•Entitlement dispute against leading defence contractor about patents for hovercushion landing gears on airships•Representing major chemical company in successful patent action about ion exchange resins (followed by first account of profits trial for nearly a century)•Solicitor-advocate acting against Unilever in patent action about ice cream bars and obtained first modern stay in UK pending EPO Opposition•Patent action about projection onto film•Representing global information business in numerous trademark disputes•Successful revocation action relating to Bach Flower Remedies trademark•Trademark proceedings relating to BOTOX mark•Successful trademark proceedings in Malaysia concerning H R Johnson mark•Representing global entertainment media company in trademark action relating to competitor\'s TV channel•Representing well-known tyre manufacturer in successful trademark dispute•Representing hostelling organization in trademark disputes.
EDUCATION
University of Bristol
Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice
University of Cambridge
MA, Natural Sciences
ABOUT ANTHONY TRENTON
Anthony is a highly regarded intellectual property litigator who focuses his practice on multi-jurisdictional patent litigation, as well as on matters relating to breach of confidence, trademarks and domain names, copyright, and registered designs and design right. He represents a variety of clients, including those in the life sciences and technology industries. He has over 30 years of experience in handling some of the most complex litigation in the UK, from before commencement of proceedings through to trial and appeal. He has conducted landmark cases up to the highest level in the UK, having run a two-week appeal in the House of Lords, and several appeals and an intervention in the UK Supreme Court. He is a Solicitor-Advocate (Higher Civil Courts) and has exercised his advocacy rights in the High Court.He is recognised by Chambers & Partners directory as a key individual (\"Anthony Trenton is phenomenal; the degree of pure inspiration, client skills and hard work from him and his team is very impressive\";\"hardworking and astute\";\"clients admire his ability to understand relationships and distil from those the correct amount of information needed\";\"noted for his strategy and expert advice\") and by Legal 500 as \"very bright indeed\" and \"very diligent and very focused, and an excellent technical lawyer\". He is also recognised by Legal Experts and Super Lawyers.
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