Naomi specialises in patent litigation. Whilst she advises on a wide range of issues and subject matters, Naomi’s technical background in physics puts her in particular demand for cases in the technology, telecommunications and engineering sectors, where her detailed understanding of complex technology puts her in a strong position.

Naomi’s extensive expertise covers a broad spectrum of technical subject matter and she has also addressed cutting-edge legal issues. Her substantial expertise in SEP cases has provided her with valuable experience in advising on FRAND issues from both the SEP holder and implementer perspective.

Her practice involves an international dimension, with most of her cases requiring coordination across jurisdictions, most commonly in the EU, including the UPC, and the US.

Naomi became a partner in 2024 and has been described as a “leading light of the future” (Legal 500 2023). Naomi’s leadership and expertise contribute significantly to achieving positive outcomes for her clients.

Naomi’s significant work highlights include:

• Part of the team assisting Panasonic in its SEP/FRAND dispute against Xiaomi and Oppo. Naomi played a key role in the team working with Panasonic on its defence against Xiaomi’s novel claim for declarations relating to interim licence regimes and the good faith performance of the FRAND commitment.
• Acting for Siemens Gamesa in its patent dispute against GE concerning wind turbine technology.
• Naomi has been a long standing adviser to IPCom on its SEP/FRAND disputes against Nokia, HTC, Lenovo, Xiaomi and Vodafone. Most recently this included IPCom’s case against Vodafone in the Court of Appeal that concluded in a favourable judgment relating to Crown use as well as the subsequent application by Vodafone to recover its costs following a decision by the TBA to revoke the patent.
• Advising Samsung and Google in the Unwired Planet dispute.
• Acting for PGS in its dispute against EMGS.

Naomi has advised on numerous SEP disputes, spanning a wide range of standardised technologies from the 2G, 3G and 4G systems as well as implementation patents covering aspects of the various operating systems. As a result, Naomi has a wealth of experience dealing with issues that arise specifically in SEP litigation and FRAND disputes, as well as the complex jurisdictional aspects of these cases. Most recently, Naomi has been part of the team working with Panasonic in its dispute with Xiaomi and Oppo. Naomi previously assisted Samsung in its disputes against Apple and Unwired Planet, as well as Google in the Unwired Planet litigation and IPCom in its cases against Nokia, HTC and Vodafone. This has allowed Naomi to approach these cases from the perspective of the implementer but also from the patentee side.

Outside of the field of telecommunications, Naomi has in-depth experience in cases involving engineering technology including wind energy technology, hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation and LED technology. Naomi advised Siemens Gamesa in its dispute with GE concerning several aspects of wind turbine technology. She also assisted Petroleum Geo-Services in its dispute against Electromagnetic Geoservices involving hydrocarbon surveying techniques as well as Philips Lighting/Signify in a dispute with Megaman relating to various patents in its LED licensing portfolio.

Naomi is a co-author of Bristows’ Patent Review of the Year publication, which is also published in CIPA Journal. She is a contributor to the You, me and UPC and FRANDLY Chat podcasts. Naomi is a member of AIPPI and CIPA. She is a former committee member of IPSoc and she regularly attends conferences, such as IPBC.