Robyn is a Senior Knowledge Lawyer in our IP Disputes team. She provides technical knowledge support and training for the IP team in the UK and internationally, ensuring they are kept up-to-date on new developments.
Robyn focuses on the full range of IP rights and has a particular interest in the life sciences sector. She delivers regular internal and external training and writes articles for a range of publications.
Robyn previously worked as an IP Litigation Associate at Allen & Overy LLP before leaving practice to undertake her doctorate at Magdalen College, University of Oxford. During her time in practice, Robyn focused on cross-border patent disputes in the life sciences and TMC sectors. She also advised on various aspects of copyright and trade mark law, jurisdiction challenges, competition damages claims, and life sciences regulatory matters.
Robyn's academic research broadly assesses the limits of property law in England and Wales and considers the interrelationship between the concepts of property and personhood. Robyn was awarded the Leon E and Iris L Beghian Graduate Scholarship to undertake her doctoral research, which she completed in 2023.
Robyn has produced a range of publications in a variety academic and practitioner journals and has taught IP at Master's level at the University of Oxford.
Robyn joined Osborne Clarke in September 2021.
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