Matthew White

Matthew is an Associate with a strong technical background. He has worked on a number of high profile disputes, where he has been able to utilise his strong technical knowledge to advise clients in the Life Sciences and TMC sectors.
Matthew joined Osborne Clarke as a trainee in 2018 and qualified as an Associate in September 2020. He holds a First-Class Honours degree in Biochemistry from the University of Bristol and Postgraduate Diploma in IP Law from Oxford University.
Matthew advises clients across a broad range of intellectual property issues, with particular expertise advising life sciences companies in relation to technical patent disputes. Matthew also acts for clients in the telecoms industry. He has experience of co-ordinating and harmonising strategy with litigation teams in other European jurisdictions (including parallel European EPO opposition proceedings).
Matthew assists clients with trade mark enforcement strategies and disputes, including acting on trade mark oppositions before the EUIPO.
"I have a keen interest in decarbonisation and digitalisation. I am particularly interested in helping our clients understand how these transformations intersect with intellectual property rights and how our clients can use their intellectual property to facilitate innovation in these fields."
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