Patrick Wheeler

Patrick Wheeler

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Patrick heads both the Intellectual property and the Data protection teams at Collyer Bristow. He has extensive experience of contentious IP matters for a wide variety of clients, both as Claimant and Defendant. He specialises in identifying creative, cost effective, and practical solutions to disputes.

He also advises on commercial IP agreements of all kinds and helps clients from startups to multi-nationals to negotiate and conclude effective contracts.

As an accredited Data Privacy Practitioner he provides regulatory advice to businesses seeking to comply with GDPR, as well as helping clients to prepare for and respond to data breaches, subject access requests, and enforcement actions taken by the ICO.

Recognition

  • "Very intelligent and user-friendly."

    Chambers & Partners

  • IP stars logo

Patrick's work highlights

luxury watches
restaurant venue
clothing rack

Acting for a watch manufacturer in a multi-jurisdictional trade mark infringement dispute

We successfully acted for our client, a designer watch manufacturer, in a ten year multi-jurisdictional trade mark infringement dispute against by a former licensee.

Burgerista GmbH v UK Prosper (2018)

We advised on a trade mark infringement claim concerning a restaurant brand. It resulted in an important decision involving issues of descriptiveness and acquired distinctiveness.

Massimo Osti v Global Design (2018)

We advised on a trade mark infringement claim concerning a clothing brand. It produced an important decision on the factors relevant to a transfer of a case between the High Court and IPEC.

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Data Protection training

Collyer Bristow’s Data Privacy team offers live, interactive, engaging and practical training sessions on a variety of privacy-related topics.

Data Protection training

Publications

  • CB-Employment-Immigration-overview-visual

    Employment and Immigration Expertise

    An overview of our Employment and Immigration services.

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  • Corporate Know-How Guides: Selling a Business

    We look at the flip side of price structuring, instead focusing on how a seller could secure elements of the purchase price that are delayed – or at least obtain comfort around the buyer’s ability to pay them.

    Discover our new series of Corporate Know-How guides.

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  • Corporate Know-How Guides: Buying a Business

    When making an offer for a business, the question of when the consideration will be paid can often be just as important as how much will be paid. We look at four of the most common options available to prospective buyers (beyond upfront cash payments) and the risks/rewards posed by them.

    Discover our new series of Corporate Know-How guides.

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  • The City of London just after sunset, United Kingdom

    Private equity/post M&A disputes

    Often involving complex, cross-border issues, our team has a great deal of experience in resolving the full range of post-M&A disputes.

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  • CB Comply: Data Protection training

    May 2023 will mark five years since the GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 came into force. But all that good work your business undertook in preparation will go to waste if you don’t revisit your current data protection practices, procedures, and policies. Find out more on CB Data Protection training.

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  • Advice for senior executives

    Conflicts at work can be distressing and daunting for a variety of reasons and trying to deal with them on your own is difficult. We can help to clarify the situation for you by providing clear, practical and confidential guidance.

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  • Breach of warranty claims

    Commercial Disputes Know-How Guides: Breach of Warranty Claims (Share Acquisition)

    Warranties are contractual statements of fact that are typically given by a seller to a buyer in a share purchase agreement (“SPA”) or other contract as one of the ways in which risk is allocated between parties in the acquisition of a target company (the “Target”).

    Discover our new series of practical know-how guides for those involved in commercial disputes.

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  • Close up image hand using mobile phone

    Estate planning for digital assets

    Fundamentally, digital assets are the possessions you access on a digital device. These assets are normally stored online and accessed via a personal online account run by a third-party provider. How should you manage these assets?

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  • cryptocurrency coins

    Planning with crypto assets

    It is increasingly important for individuals to understand how crypto assets are taxed, both in life and on death, and ensure the consideration of crypto assets in succession planning.

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  • NFT written on a piece of paper

    Non-fungible tokens (NFTs)

    What are NFTs? How are NFTs taxed during an individual’s lifetime and subsequently on death? How can we ensure access for attorneys and personal representatives whilst guaranteeing security for these high-value assets?

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Patrick Wheeler

Patrick Wheeler

Partner - Head of IP & Data Protection

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About

Patrick heads both the Intellectual property and the Data protection teams at Collyer Bristow. He has extensive experience of contentious IP matters for a wide variety of clients, both as Claimant and Defendant. He specialises in identifying creative, cost effective, and practical solutions to disputes.

He also advises on commercial IP agreements of all kinds and helps clients from startups to multi-nationals to negotiate and conclude effective contracts.

As an accredited Data Privacy Practitioner he provides regulatory advice to businesses seeking to comply with GDPR, as well as helping clients to prepare for and respond to data breaches, subject access requests, and enforcement actions taken by the ICO.

Recognition

  • "Very intelligent and user-friendly."

    Chambers & Partners

  • IP stars logo

work highlights

luxury watches
restaurant venue
clothing rack

Acting for a watch manufacturer in a multi-jurisdictional trade mark infringement dispute

We successfully acted for our client, a designer watch manufacturer, in a ten year multi-jurisdictional trade mark infringement dispute against by a former licensee.

Burgerista GmbH v UK Prosper (2018)

We advised on a trade mark infringement claim concerning a restaurant brand. It resulted in an important decision involving issues of descriptiveness and acquired distinctiveness.

Massimo Osti v Global Design (2018)

We advised on a trade mark infringement claim concerning a clothing brand. It produced an important decision on the factors relevant to a transfer of a case between the High Court and IPEC.

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Data Protection training

Collyer Bristow’s Data Privacy team offers live, interactive, engaging and practical training sessions on a variety of privacy-related topics.

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