Kate Hamson-Maguire

Senior Associate
Kate helps clients protect, commercialise and enforce their valuable intellectual property rights.
Kate helps clients protect, commercialise and enforce their valuable intellectual property rights.

About

Kate is an agile and collaborative lawyer.

Since joining Stevens & Bolton in 2017, she has worked with multinational companies and innovative start-ups to navigate the legal and commercial complexity inherent in IP commercialisation and dispute resolution.

Kate has a particular interest in assisting clients in the life sciences and technology sectors and has cultivated significant expertise advising on IP licensing and acquisitions, infringement disputes and brand management. She takes a confident and pragmatic approach to supporting clients through complex negotiations and disputes.

A thoughtful and straightforward communicator, Kate is adept at clearly explaining the practical application of intellectual property law. She provides strategic advice to businesses on IP protection, enforcement and exploitation – helping them balance commercial and legal considerations to build successful brands and accelerate innovation.

Expertise
Intellectual property Life sciences

Experience

  • Recent work
    • Supported a global biotechnology company in negotiating complex cross-border research agreements and commercial licences with major pharmaceutical companies in respect of its valuable patented technology;
    • Acted for a major distribution company in a dispute relating to the misappropriation of a significant volume of its confidential information;
    • Advised an international maritime solutions company on the IP aspects of an asset acquisition, including a high-value collaboration agreement;
    • Represented a leading equestrian brand in a dispute concerning the infringement of its trade marks and copyright by a competitor;
    • Advised a prominent Champagne house on minimising legal risks prior to the publication of a new UK marketing campaign;
    • Supported a global insurance business in executing its international trade mark filing strategy to protect its brand in key jurisdictions.
  • Qualifications and recognition
    • Kate is a graduate of Royal Holloway, University of London and the University of Law. She obtained the Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law from the University of Oxford in 2022.
    • Kate is a member of the AIPPI and IPSoc. She has written articles for legal and industry publications and contributes to the firm’s patent licensing podcast.
  • Supported a global biotechnology company in negotiating complex cross-border research agreements and commercial licences with major pharmaceutical companies in respect of its valuable patented technology;
  • Acted for a major distribution company in a dispute relating to the misappropriation of a significant volume of its confidential information;
  • Advised an international maritime solutions company on the IP aspects of an asset acquisition, including a high-value collaboration agreement;
  • Represented a leading equestrian brand in a dispute concerning the infringement of its trade marks and copyright by a competitor;
  • Advised a prominent Champagne house on minimising legal risks prior to the publication of a new UK marketing campaign;
  • Supported a global insurance business in executing its international trade mark filing strategy to protect its brand in key jurisdictions.
  • Kate is a graduate of Royal Holloway, University of London and the University of Law. She obtained the Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law from the University of Oxford in 2022.
  • Kate is a member of the AIPPI and IPSoc. She has written articles for legal and industry publications and contributes to the firm’s patent licensing podcast.
S&B’s focus on technical excellence and building positive relationships allows us to positively and sustainably support our clients in protecting their intangible assets, building successful brands and accelerating innovation.

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