Razvan is a Senior Associate in the Intellectual Property team.
Razvan advises clients on a broad range of intellectual property matters, including copyright, trade marks, designs, patents and the protection of confidential information.
Razvan has experience advising on both contentious and non-contentious intellectual property matters.
Razvan has acted in matters before the UK Intellectual Property Office, the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, the High Court, the Court of Appeal, the Company Names Tribunal and Nominet.
Recent examples of how Razvan has supported clients include in reported court and office decisions:
Acting in a successful appeal (O/0698/26)and related opposition and cancellation proceedings (O/1167/25) involving a complex trade mark dispute.
Acting for a successful applicant in O/0266/24 securing the cancelation of the registration of a registered design.
Acting for the successful claimant in Geofabrics Ltd v Fiberweb Geosynthetics Ltd [2022] EWHC 2363 (Pat), a patent damages inquiry in which the claimant was awarded the highest damages ever awarded in a UK patent case.
Acting in Penhallurick v MD5 Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 1770, an appeal concerning ownership of software developed in the course of employment.
Acting in Fresh Asia Foods Ltd v Lu [2019] EWHC 638 (Ch), a breach of confidence dispute in the marketing industry.
Acting in Invista Textiles (UK) Ltd & Anor v Botes & Ors [2019] EWHC 58 (Ch), a breach of confidence claim involving complex biochemical issues.
Acting in Fresh Asia Foods Ltd v Lu [2018] EWHC 3644 (Ch), a landmark decision concerning the circumstances in which interim injunctions should be granted.
Acting in Link Up Mitaka Ltd (t/a Thebigword) v Language Empire Ltd & Anor [2018] EWHC 2728 (IPEC), a trade mark enforcement action against a cybersquatter that resulted in a record costs award in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court.
Acting in Argos Ltd v Argos Systems Inc [2018] EWCA Civ 2211, a leading Court of Appeal decision on the concept of targeting in trade mark infringement claims.
In addition, Razvan advises clients on commercial and transactional intellectual property matters, including drafting and negotiating intellectual property agreements and advising on the intellectual property aspects of wider corporate transactions.