Matthew was a research scientist in the UK and at Yale University in the USA for some years before being called to the Bar. Coming from an engineering background, he studied physical sciences, concentrating mainly on Chemistry before progressing to advanced multi-disciplinary scientific research involving exploration of new applications of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in the study of ‘interesting chemicals’: proteins, enzymes, rRNA, nucleic acid-protein complexes and biological systems.

Matthew's practice spans the full range of intellectual property and related areas, both litigious and non-litigious, and has involved matters with artistic, literary, musical and (usually) commercial aspects. His work has focused mainly upon cases with substantial technical content, including computer and internet cases. He has experience of cases involving frequently encountered causes of action and of more obscure causes of action (database right infringement; those relating to devices for circumvention of copyright protection measures; meta-tagging issues; revocation for non-use of trade marks) and committal proceedings. Occasionally he has undertaken work far beyond the usual ambit of intellectual property lawyers, in more general commercial and chancery contexts.

Professional Memberships:

• Intellectual Property Bar Association
• Chancery Bar Association

Reported Cases:

• Sony Computer Entertainment Inc v. Ball [2005] FSR 1
• POLICE Trade Mark [2004] RPC 693
• Jobserve Ltd v. Skillsite Ltd [2004] FSR 762
• Farmer v. Moseley (Holdings) Ltd [2001] 2 BCLC 572 (PatCt)
• Mercury Communications Ltd v. Weiner [1997] EWCA Civ 792 (CA)
• Valeo Vision v. Flexible Lamps [1995] RPC 205
• Games Workshop v. Transworld Publishers [1993] FSR 705 (CA)