Leigh Ellis / Solicitor

Leigh Ellis is a solicitor, software engineer, intellectual property and information technology specialist. He acquired significant experience in software development and the IT industry prior to becoming a solicitor. Coupled with this, he is an accredited trade mark attorney and ideally suited to address most issues confronting companies involved in information technology.

tel. +44 20 7353 2732 - email: le@gillhams.com

Legal Expertise

Leigh's practice covers international information technology transactions and disputes, including software and technology contracts, software and patent licenses, patent infringement, copyright litigation and claims. He is a highly experienced intellectual property lawyer and advises on the full suite of intellectual property rights. He regularly advises on protecting and enforcement of trade reputation, infringement, structuring businesses to minimise risk and liability in commercial transactions. He appears in court and conducts High Court commercial litigation for clients in a range of industries.

With a keen eye for detail, technical expertise and genuine interest in the law, his skills facilitate identification of sources of evidence easily overlooked and discounted, unravelling the complexity in technology disputes and maximising the value and weight of evidence in court proceedings. He has provided legal advice to clients located in the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Switzerland, China, Gibraltar, Australia, Panama, Saudi Arabia, Russia and other countries on intellectual property litigation & information technology contracts, and disputes.

Specialist Industry Sectors
  • Information technology, software licensing
  • Media and New Media
  • Entertainment
  • Online Publishing
Memberships
  • British Computer Society
  • Society of Computers and Law
  • Admitted as a solicitor in England and Australia
Professional Experience
  • advises regularly on software licensing issues and intellectual property rights
  • protection of trade reputation and goodwill
  • assists companies transform their marketing to internet based ventures
  • ISPs and commercial entities on internet based companies
  • Has appeared on Sky News, BBC News, Channel 5 commenting on international developments in IT law and intellectual property effecting the technology industry and interviewed for industry publications. Interviewed by The Times, Forbes, BBC Online, Computing Magazine, New York Times, Guardian Online, TalkSport, amongst others
  • Advised on examinations for a London University
Specialist Practice Areas
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Technology Law
  • Digital Rights Management (DRM)
  • Outsourcing and Procurement
  • Technology Licensing
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Protection of trade reputation and goodwill
  • Management of corporate risk
Academic Qualifications
  • Master of Laws: Intellectual Property
  • Bachelor of Computer Science
  • Registered Trade Mark Attorney, Australia
Clients include
  • New Media Agencies
  • Software Houses
  • National Distributors
  • IT Companies
  • Importers and exporters
  • Content Providers
  • Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
  • Solicitors seeking intellectual property advice
Advised on
  • affiliate marketing disputes, involving high degree of technical knowledge relating to database structures and programming languages
  • ingestion of content, streaming of content, and maintenance of IP rights
  • software license audits
  • telecommunications contracts
  • intellectual property rights in petroleum industry, mobile telephones, motorsport and perfume

  • contractual disputes involving least cost routing algorithms, trading systems; online video delivery systems

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