Chairman
Andrew Lykiardopoulos KC started his career as a solicitor and, in 1994, qualified at the law firm, Bristows. In 2000, he became a partner practising in intellectual property litigation. In 2004, he was called to the Bar and joined 8 New Square as a barrister specialising in Intellectual Property. He took silk in 2014. He has been involved in many cases in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court as well as at the European Patent Office in Munich. His practice has focussed primarily on patent cases (including more recently licensing litigation in the telecommunications field) but also copyright, confidential information, plant variety rights and trademarks.