Guy Buckle is an associate in the Intellectual Property Litigation Team in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Guy has experience advising clients on complex patent litigation matters both in the UK and on a multi-jurisdictional basis, as well as advising on transactional IP matters. Guy has represented clients across a wide range of sectors, including life sciences and pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and computer systems and software technologies.
Experience
Representative Matters
Since joining Kirkland, Guy has worked on the following matters:
Representing Pfizer, Warner-Lambert and Viatris in a complex damages inquiry against the Department of Health, NHS bodies and generics companies arising from cross-undertakings in damages given during the substantive patent litigation in respect of the blockbuster pain medicine Lyrica.
Representing Norwegian robotics firm in patent infringement proceedings in the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in relation to order fulfilment technologies and services.
Representing a medical devices client on multi-jurisdictional revocation and infringement proceedings in relation to an important medical technology.
Represented leading multinational semiconductor manufacturer in relation to expedited UK patent infringement proceedings.
Represented leading global innovative medicines company in relation to UK patent litigation to clear the way for launch of new potential life-saving blockbuster product.
Prior to joining Kirkland, Guy worked on the following matters:
Advised leading global generics pharmaceutical company in relation to pan-European patent litigation proceedings concerning a blockbuster medicinal product.
Advised medical devices client in the coordination of multi-jurisdictional infringement proceedings.
Advised commercial property client in relation to the successful defence of a trademark claim for infringement and passing off.
Advised state entity on procurement of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine supply contracts.
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Thought Leadership
Publications
Co-author, "Run of the mill – challenges of descriptive brands", Lexology, 2022
Co-author, "UPC – Opt-in or opt-out", Lexology, 2022
Memberships & Affiliations
The Society for Junior Intellectual Property Practitioners (IPSoc)
International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property
The Law Society of England & Wales
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2022, Admitted to practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales
Education
The University of LawLPC; M.Sc., Law, Business and Managementwith Distinction2020
The University of LawGraduate Diploma in Law
with Distinction
2019
University of BristolB.Sc., ChemistryFirst Class Honours2016
