Richard specialises in intellectual property litigation and advisory work, including in relation to confidential information, patents, trade marks, copyright and domain name disputes.
 
His experience includes advising in relation to costs budgeting, a damages inquiry following a patent dispute and a large scale disclosure exercise. He has also advised in relation to a number of settlements and a mediation.
 
Prior to qualifying as a lawyer, Richard spent periods in the microelectronics and software industries whilst training as an engineer. He has also carried out post-doctoral research and published a number of scientific papers in the fields of nanoscience and physical chemistry. He is able to call upon this strong background in a range of technologies when analysing complex patent matters in the IT, semiconductor and mobile telephony sectors.
 
Richard joined Powell Gilbert in 2011.

Key cases

• Philip Morris v Nicoventures (heat-not-burn tobacco)

• IPCom v Lenovo (telecoms patents / FRAND)

• Nichia Corporation v B&Q PLC (LED technology)

• RTC v HL Display (patents - shelving)

• Elbit v Leonardo (electronic countermeasures)​

• Unwired Planet v Huawei & Others (telecommunications / FRAND licensing)

• Vringo v ZTE (telecommunications / FRAND licensing)

• HTC v Nokia (smartphones)

• HTC v Apple (smartphones)

• Microsoft Mobility v Motorola (smartphones)

• Nuance v Vlingo (speech processing)

• Gedeon Richter v Bayer (drospirenone and ethinylestradiol formulations)

• Napp v Dr Reddy's & Sandoz (transdermal patches)