Biography • Patents

Trevor Cook joined Bird & Bird in 1974 with a degree in chemistry from Southampton University. He was admitted as a solicitor in 1977, joining the intellectual property department of Bird & Bird, where he has been a partner since 1981. He is president of the UK group of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property, and chairman of the British Copyright Council. He is on the World Intellectual Property Organisation list of arbitrators.

In addition to numerous articles, Trevor has authored the following books: A User's Guide to Patents (Butterworths 2002, Tottel 2007, Bloomsbury 2011), EU Intellectual Property Law (Oxford University Press 2010), Pharmaceuticals Biotechnology and the Law (Macmillan 1991, LexisNexis Butterworths 2009), A European Perspective as to the Extent to Which Experimental Use, and Certain Other, Defences to Patent Infringement, Apply to Differing Types of Research (Intellectual Property Institute 2006) and The Protection of Regulatory Data in the Pharmaceutical and Other Sectors (Sweet & Maxwell 2000). He is also a co-author (with Alejandro Garcia) of International Intellectual Property Arbitration (Wolters Kluwer 2010) and (with Audrey Horton) of Practical Intellectual Property Precedents (Sweet & Maxwell 1998 to date). He is a general editor of The Modern Law of Patents (LexisNexis Butterworths 2005, 2010). He contributes to the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents European Patents Handbook (Sweet & Maxwell) and to Vaughan & Robertson's Law of the European Union (Oxford University Press). He also contributed to the third, fourth, sixth and seventh editions of the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents Guide to the Patents Act 1977 (Sweet & Maxwell 1990-2012).

Trevor is ranked as "star individual", the only one in this category, in legal directory Chambers UK 2012 for his IP and patent litigation work in the life sciences sector, Chambers also comments that Trevor has long been known as a leader in IP in the UK and internationally and is the 'doyen of patent litigation and really stands out in a crowd''.

Biography • Life Sciences - IP, Regulatory

Trevor Cook joined Bird & Bird in 1974 with a degree in chemistry from Southampton University. He was admitted as a solicitor in 1977, joining the intellectual property department of Bird & Bird, where since 1981 he has been a partner. He is president of the UK group of the AIPPI (The International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property), secretary to the British Copyright Council working group on copyright and technology, and a member of the Council of the Intellectual Property Institute. He is on the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organisation) list of arbitrators. He was a member of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics Working Party on Emerging Biotechnologies, which published its report late in 2012.

In addition to numerous articles Trevor has authored the following books: A User's Guide to Patents (Butterworths 2002, Tottel 2007, Bloomsbury 2011), EU Intellectual Property Law (Oxford University Press 2010), Pharmaceuticals Biotechnology and the Law (Macmillan 1991, LexisNexis Butterworths 2009), A European Perspective as to the Extent to Which Experimental Use, and Certain Other, Defences to Patent Infringement, Apply to Differing Types of Research (Intellectual Property Institute 2006) and The Protection of Regulatory Data in the Pharmaceutical and Other Sectors (Sweet & Maxwell 2000). He also a co-author (with Alejandro Garcia) of International Intellectual Property Arbitration (Wolters Kluwer 2010) and (with Audrey Horton) Practical Intellectual Property Precedents (Sweet & Maxwell 1998 to date). He is a general editor of The Modern Law of Patents (LexisNexis Butterworths 2005, 2010). He contributes to the Chartered Institute of Patent Agent's European Patents Handbook (Sweet & Maxwell) and to Vaughan & Robertson's Law of the European Union (Oxford University Press). He also contributed to the third, fourth and sixth editions of the Chartered Institute of Patent Agent's Guide to the Patents Act 1977 (Sweet & Maxwell 1990, 1995, 2009).

Trevor is ranked as 'star individual', the only one in this category, in legal directory Chambers UK 2012 for his IP & patent litigation work in the life sciences sector and Chambers have commented that Trevor has long been known as a leader in IP in the UK and internationally. Chambers also note that 'Trevor continues to lead the way in advising high-profile clients on complex life sciences issues and interviewees speak admiringly of his 'unparalleled knowledge of pharmaceutical patents.''

Other Practice Areas

Trevor Cook also features in the following practice areas:

• Internet & e-Commerce
• Trademarks