David Stone
Partner
London
Ireland
David Stone
Partner
London
Ireland
Contact details
David works with the world’s leading businesses to protect their most valuable asset: their brands. Leading the A&O global IP practice, he is a distinguished IP litigator specialising in trade marks, registered and unregistered designs and copyright.
A solicitor advocate, David also has the benefit of in-house experience having worked in-house with Coca-Cola for a number of years.
He is regularly sought after to speak, providing unparalleled narrative and advice around the most crucial IP issues. David is a Research Fellow of the Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre, and teaches IP, including at the Universities of Oxford and Alicante.
The second edition of David's book, European Union Design Law: A Practitioners' Guide, was published by Oxford University Press in January 2016.
David sat part time as a Deputy High Court Judge between 2017 and 2023 hearing cases in the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales, including the Chancery Division, the Patents Court and the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC).
Office
London
One Bishops Square
London
E1 6AD
Ireland
53 Merrion Square South, Suite 201
Dublin
D02 PR63
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as a Solicitor (Republic of Ireland) 2016
Admitted as a Notary Public (England and Wales), 2008
Admitted as a Solicitor Advocate Higher Courts Civil Proceedings (England & Wales), 2005
Admitted as a Solicitor (England and Wales), 2002
Admitted as a Solicitor and Barrister (High Court of Australia), 1997
Admitted as a Solicitor (New South Wales), 1996
Academic
Graduate Diploma in Notarial Practice, University of Cambridge, 2007
BCL, University of Oxford, 1995
BA and LLB (hons), University of Sydney, 1992
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Office
London
One Bishops Square
London
E1 6AD
Ireland
53 Merrion Square South, Suite 201
Dublin
D02 PR63
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as a Solicitor (Republic of Ireland) 2016
Admitted as a Notary Public (England and Wales), 2008
Admitted as a Solicitor Advocate Higher Courts Civil Proceedings (England & Wales), 2005
Admitted as a Solicitor (England and Wales), 2002
Admitted as a Solicitor and Barrister (High Court of Australia), 1997
Admitted as a Solicitor (New South Wales), 1996
Academic
Graduate Diploma in Notarial Practice, University of Cambridge, 2007
BCL, University of Oxford, 1995
BA and LLB (hons), University of Sydney, 1992
Pro bono
- David is a trustee of the Centre for Recent Drawing, an arts charity in Highbury-Islington.
- Through the firm’s pro bono program, David assists a diverse range of charities with their IP issues, including recently helping Hope and Homes for Children; Black Equity Organisation; Adferiad (mental health); Beam Up (homelessness); GROW (legal mentoring); Reporters san frontiers; The AIRE Centre (EU human rights legal advice); The London Legal Support Trust; and CITY HARVEST (food support).
Published work
- European Union Design Law: A Practitioners' Guide, Oxford University Press, 2012 (first edition) and 2016 (second edition)
- A quiet year for the EU Courts – Managing IP, March 2017
- A cracker of a year to come in design cases – Managing IP, April 2017
- Design Law Misplaced in Nintendo AG opinion – Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, July 2017
- CJEU embraces forum shopping in Hummel v Nike - Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, August 2017
- It’s time to amend the Enforcement Directive to ensure all Member States provide for Declarations of Non-Infringement for EUTMs and Community Designs - Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, September 2019
Recognition
David Stone is an extremely well-known and high-profile lawyer, and in particular he is exceptionally highly regarded as a trade mark and design litigator.
Chambers UK 2023: Intellectual Property
What makes this practice unique is David Stone. Multi-talented, all round nice guy, and IP guru, David is at the heart of the firm’s client-driven, multijurisdictional practice. Dealing with the firm is a pleasure
Legal 500 UK, Intellectual property: Trade marks, copyright and design, 2021
David Stone – not only a world-renowned portfolio strategist, but one of the biggest names in trademark litigation globally.
WTR 1000 UK 2022: Enforcement and strategy
Hall of fame
Legal 500 UK 2023: Intellectual Property: Trade Marks, Copyright And Design
Awards & accolades
UK IP Practitioner of the Year
Managing IP Awards 2022
Top 10 Inspirational Leader
British LGBT Awards 2020
WIPR Diversity Champion
World Intellectual Property Review
