Intellectual Property

Richard Dickinson is a partner in the London office, where his practice focuses on transactional matters, notably those involving intellectual property rights management, exploitation, and protection. He also specializes in technology and commercial contracts, as well as advising on related regulatory advice (including data protection, privacy, advertising, promotional, and marketing issues).

He advises clients across a range of industries, such as the media and entertainment, telecommunications, software and technology, pharmaceutical, life sciences, retail, fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), and finance sectors.

Richard’s experience includes advising on a range of collaboration, sale/acquisition and licensing agreements (in particular those involving intellectual property assets); commercialization arrangements; distribution, supply and manufacturing contracts; content issues; advertising clearance advice; data protection policies and data processing arrangements; outsourcing, software and hardware contracts, including Internet and new technology matters. He has particular experience of acting on transactions involving multiple jurisdictions.

Richard has a degree in biochemistry from the University of Bristol, and studied law at postgraduate level.

Intellectual Property Representative Matters

• Advised a worldwide manufacturing company on its pan-European licensing strategy.
• Represented the UK's leading cable network operator on its rebranding arrangements and licenses.
• Represented the leading UK free-to-air broadcaster on the successful sale of a significant portfolio of music publishing copyrights to one of the major record companies.
• Represented a leading retailer on one of the UK's largest franchising arrangements.
• Represented an international clothing brand on its sponsorship deal with a sports governing body.
• Advised a newspaper group on the UK's cross-media ownership regulations prior to its proposed investment in radio stations.
• Advised a pharmaceutical group on its licensing arrangements, distribution contracts, online presence, and patient data retention issues.
• Advised a world leading nutritional group on its wholesaler and distribution contracts.
• Worked with a US based, world-leading online retailer on developing its pan-EU data protection policies and e-marketing strategies.