Neville Cordell
Partner
London
Neville Cordell
Partner
London
Contact Details
Neville specialises in all areas of IP litigation and advisory work. He has wide experience of patent, trade mark, passing off, internet domain name, copyright, design and confidential information disputes. His experience includes: proceedings before the High Court, Court of Appeal and European Court of Justice; in arbitration; before Trade Mark Registries; under internet domain name; and company name procedures.
Chambers 2017 states that “Neville Cordell has a comprehensive IP practice which takes in transactions, litigation and due diligence involving all core rights. One client says: ‘He is extremely knowledgeable, has an excellent understanding of the law and is very good on tactics’”. WTR1000 2016 describes “litigation and advisory ace Neville Cordell” as “‘a shining star in an excellent group’. ‘He runs things well and provides really strong leadership.’ A pristine track record helps him to hammer out exceptional deals during settlement negotiations". IAM Patent 1000 2016 adds that he “has faultless common sense and adds a lot of value. Clients really trust him”.
Neville is a partner in the team that was awarded ‘IP Law Firm of the Year’ and ‘Patent Law firm of the Year’ at the 2011 Intellectual Property Magazine Awards.
Qualifications
Professional
Academic
BEng (first class honours), Aerospace Systems Engineering, University of Southampton
LLM (with distinction), Intellectual Property, King's College London
CPE (with distinction)
Law Society Finals (first class honours)
MSc, Structural Molecular Biology, Birkbeck College, University of London
News & insights
News: 10 DECEMBER 2019
Artificial intelligence is the most significant risk to businesses globally, according to directors
When asked about global risks affecting their businesses, nearly three fifths (58%) of directors stated that technological advances (artificial intelligence and machine learning) are the most significant threat. This is according to the seventh annual Directors’ Liability report by international law firm Allen & Overy, in conjunction with Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ: WLTW), the global risk advisory and insurance broker.
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Publications: 04 DECEMBER 2019
What should brand owners know about the treatment of design rights in the UK?
Global Head of IP David Stone speaks to Lexology Learn about design rights in comparison to other, more common IP rights and why brand owners are becoming much more interested in design rights in the UK.
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Publications: 29 NOVEMBER 2019
As more countries liberalise their cannabis policies, there has been a rapid increase in the number of registered IP rights as competitors seek to establish their places in the market.
Read morePublications: 20 JUNE 2018
IP owners to pay the costs of blocking access to infringing websites
The UK Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that trade mark owners should pay the costs of implementing a court order requiring UK ISPs to block access to websites selling counterfeit goods. This is a reversal of previous decisions, which had required the ISPs to bear these costs. Rights holders will still be able to obtain blocking injunctions, which are an effective means of tackling online infringements, but have to indemnify the ISPs for the reasonable compliance costs of putting these orders into effect in the UK.
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Qualifications
Professional
Academic
BEng (first class honours), Aerospace Systems Engineering, University of Southampton
LLM (with distinction), Intellectual Property, King's College London
CPE (with distinction)
Law Society Finals (first class honours)
MSc, Structural Molecular Biology, Birkbeck College, University of London
Published work
Cordell, N., Woolgar, A. (2014) “Review of the year: trademarks”, Intellectual Property Magazine
Cordell, N. (Editor and author of UK chapter) (2014) "Intellectual Property and the Internet", Globe Law and Business
Cordell, N., Bridgman Baker, P. (2014) "Copyright comment: ISPs and site blocking orders", Intellectual Property Magazine
Practical Intellectual Property, a looseleaf publication, editing and updating the chapters on passing off and patent law
Editor, Informa Professional Academy course in Brand Protection
Articles on various Intellectual Property issues for PLC magazine, Patent World, Trade Mark World, Copyright World and the Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice
“Virtual Realities – Advertising in the virtual world” Intellectual Property Magazine
