Mathys & Squire hires veteran patent litigator
London-based Nicholas Fox brings more than 25 years’ experience as a patent litigator to the IP law firm, with expertise in electronics, telecommunications and software.
Nicholas Fox, who has more than 25 years’ experience in IP litigation, has joined Mathys & Squire as a partner.
Fox spent four years at the London office of US IP firm Finnegan, and the previous eight years at Simmons & Simmons where his primary focus was multi-jurisdictional patent litigation.
As an electronics, telecommunications and software expert, Fox has represented clients such as smartphone manufacturers, global banking giants and pharmaceutical majors spanning multiple jurisdictions including Europe and Asia.
He has served as a member of the Intellectual Property Regulation Board and currently as a member of the Board’s Joint Disciplinary Panel, where he oversees complaints on breaches of the patent and trademark attorney Code of Conduct.
Fox has also contributed to and written for many publications on patentability. He is a regular contributor to European Intellectual Property Review and most recently contributed to The Cambridge Handbook of Artificial Intelligence: Global Perspectives on Law and Ethics, published by Cambridge University Press.
Alan MacDougall, a partner at Mathys & Squire, said of Fox’s appointment: “We are delighted to welcome Nicholas to the team. His addition will expand our intellectual property litigation offering and continue to help deliver quality and impactful work for our clients.
“We are confident that his extensive knowledge and experience will prove a long-term asset to us and our clients.”
Fox said that he is “excited” to be joining the Mathys & Squire team. “The firm is renowned for its contentious IP work and I’m looking forward to adding my experience to what is already a strong practice.”
Fox is qualified as a solicitor in England, Wales and Ireland as well as an attorney-at-law in New York State, which Mathys says will add “significant strength” to Mathys & Squire’s IP litigation team.
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