Specialists in intellectual property
and chancery law.
Patents, trade marks, copyright,
designs and all forms of IP
Specialists in intellectual property
and chancery law.

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A thriving practice
in intellectual property

A leading set with unrivaled knowledge and experience.

Hogarth Chambers is a set of barristers based in Lincoln’s Inn whose core practice lies in patents, trade marks, copyright, designs, and all forms of intellectual property. Its members also have substantial practices in IT, media and entertainment law, defamation, commercial disputes with a tech, musical or creative element, and chancery law.

The chambers and its members are regularly recommended in Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 for IP, IT, Media & Entertainment, and Defamation.

 

The best in the business', a specialist set Hogarth Chambers as a 'go-to' chambers because of its 'superb knowledge of all areas of IP
Legal 500 2020
The set attracts praise for its 'excellent, commercial and helpful service' that is 'cost effective'.
Legal 500 2020
With 'superb knowledge of all areas of IP', coupled with 'a considerable strength in depth', Hogarth Chambers is 'a truly specialist set' handling a full range of copyright, trade mark, patent, and design right disputes.
Legal 500 2020
The clerks all have a very good knowledge of their barristers so they can suggest the right people for each case." "The team is very friendly, helpful, and quick to respond.
Chambers and Partners 2020
Our Practice Areas
Intellectual Property
Information Technology
Media & Entertainment
Chancery & Commercial
Privacy
Forthcoming Events
Manchester Seminar
Our Annual Manchester Seminar will be taking place on Wednesday 22 January 2020 at Malmaison.
Annual Patent Seminar
Our Patent Seminar is taking place on Wednesday 13 November 2019 at 58VE Chair: Roger Wyand Plausibility in patents:  Nick Zweck Gillette and Formstein Defences:  Guy Tritton Relying on the same prior art again and certificates of contested validity:  Jamie Muir Wood To register your interest, please contact Lisa Pavlovsky at events@hogarthchambers.
Summer Seminar – Wednesday 5 June 2019
  We will be holding our Annual Summer Seminar on Wednesday 5 June at No.
Northern Seminar – Manchester – 31 January 2019
IP Insights - a handful of updates ​Thursday 31 January at The Studio, Manchester ​Speakers: ​Roger Wyand QC Amanda Michaels Guy Tritton ​Richard Davis ​Charlotte Blythe To register your interest, please email Lisa Pavlovsky at lpavlovsky@hogarthchambers.
Annual Patent Seminar – 28 November 2018
The fall out from Actavis: how are the first instance judges coping? 17.
Summer Seminar 5 July 2018
  ​IP with a Brexit Twist - with The Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC MP   16:00 Registration   16:30 Chairman’s Introduction Dominic Grieve QC MP Brexit: where are we now and where are we heading?  The latest from Westminster and Brussels Nicholas Caddick QC Lack of clarity and bad faith for excessive breadth in trade mark specifications; where to next after Sky v Skykick Charlotte Blythe Non-traditional trade marks, an update on recent cases Guy Tritton Functional and technical designs after Doceram.
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