Luke Maunder

Luke is a Partner in our Intellectual Property team and a hugely experienced litigator. Aided by his background in computer science and his love of technology, he focuses on supporting clients in the technology and interactive entertainment sectors. He is a member of the firms' global TMT leadership team.

Luke's patent litigation experience encompasses telecoms (across various ETSI and WiFi standards), video coding, drones, AI / machine learning, quantum computing, encryption, oil drilling, biodiesel production, LED lighting, hi-tech medical equipment, and entitlement issues. He is named as a Bronze Individual for litigation in IAM's The Patent 1000. He also has experience advising various well-known technology, interactive entertainment and media companies on disputes concerning cutting-edge copyright issues.

Luke also has a decade of experience advising on FRAND licensing disputes and novel jurisdictional issues. As a result, he frequently advises leading technology companies on their multi-jurisdiction Standard Essential Patent (SEP) and FRAND strategy and litigation. He has a substantial knowledge of UK FRAND case law built up from acting in numerous SEP and FRAND cases for patentees and for implementers, and from having previously co-hosted a FRAND podcast. Over the last few years, Luke has acted for Avanci in a claim brought against it by Tesla, which went to the UK Supreme Court. Before joining Osborne Clarke in 2023, Luke acted for ZTE in its landmark appeal to the UK Supreme Court in its dispute with Conversant Wireless, having previously acted in Unwired Planet's dispute with Huawei, Samsung and Google. He also worked on the first implementer-led FRAND action in the UK (Vestel v Access Advance & Philips) in 2021.

Aside from helping manage the firm's TMT sector, Luke is an active member of Osborne Clarke's interactive entertainment and aerospace teams. As part of those teams, he advises on sector-specific disputes as well as on IP licensing.

Luke has managed cases at all levels of the English Courts (including the IPEC, High Court, Court of Appeal and UK Supreme Court), as well as in the Competition Appeal Tribunal. He is a member of the British Computer Society and is the secretary for the IPEC Users' Committee. In his personal time, he enjoys video gaming, adding new tech to his home, and running.

Luke Maunder is a real star. He is a joy to work with, great on the technical details as well as the law, he devises creative solutions for his clients. A strategic thinker, he is able to communicate well with his team and clients. He is a brilliant all-rounder.

Legal 500

Helping you succeed in tomorrow's world

I am a big technology geek as well as a gamer. I spend lots of my spare time reading about and playing with new tech at home, as well as playing computer games. I love discussing the latest games and tech, and enjoy meeting the people responsible for creating them. Family and community are also very important to me. I am a working parent who actively supports initiatives to ensure good work/life balance and shared parental leave. I believe that taking time for family and investing in my local community ensures that I bring my best self to work.

Arty Rajendra and Luke Maunder are a formidable litigation duo in all things IP/patent/FRAND. Our company regularly relies on their expertise to navigate UK law on business critical matters.

Legal 500

Luke Maunder is 'a clear-eyed, strategic thinker.

IAM Patent 1000