Andrew Mills

Current

• Head of Intellectual Property & Litigation at Experian

Past

• Partner, Head of IP&T at Freeth Cartwright LLP
• Partner, Joint Head of IP&T at Freeth Cartwright
• Associate at Freeth Cartwright Hunt Dickins

• Solicitor at Freeth Cartwright Hunt Dickins
• Trainee Solicitor at Freeth Cartwright
• Apprentice at Marconi Radar Systems Limited

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Education

• University of Cambridge
• Nottingham Trent University
• Nottingham Trent University

• University of Sheffield

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Industry

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Websites

• My Company

Andrew Mills’s Summary

I have over 14 years experience dealing in intellectual property and information technology issues. My background in electronic engineering means that I am a lawyer that uses and understands technology.

My main areas of practice are intellectual property and litigation, with my main focus being on brand protection and litigation relating to data.

Andrew Mills’s Specialties:

Intellectual property strategy, branding, trade mark protection, information technology legal issues, data licensing, intellectual property licensing, data protection, freedom of information.

Andrew Mills’s Experience

• Head of Intellectual Property & Litigation

  Experian

  (Public Company; EXPN; Information Services industry)

  November 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)

  I deal with intellectual property issues and disputes within Europe, Middle East and Africa, AsiaPac and emerging markets.

• Partner, Head of IP&T

  Freeth Cartwright LLP

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Legal Services industry)

  July 2001 — October 2007 (6 years 4 months)

  Partner and Head of Intellectual Property & Technology - the team providing advice on legal issues about intellectual property & information technology, including data protection and freedom of information.
  
  Founder of the team blog IMPACT at http://impact.freethcartwright.com

• Partner, Joint Head of IP&T

  Freeth Cartwright

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Legal Services industry)

  April 1998 — July 2001 (3 years 4 months)

  Head of the team providing advice on legal issues about intellectual property & information technology, including data protection and freedom of information.

• Associate

  Freeth Cartwright Hunt Dickins

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Legal Services industry)

  April 1996 — April 1998 (2 years 1 month)

  Associate in the team providing advice on legal issues about intellectual property & information technology, including data protection.

• Solicitor

  Freeth Cartwright Hunt Dickins

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Legal Services industry)

  July 1993 — April 1996 (2 years 10 months)

  Solicitor team providing advice on legal issues about intellectual property & information technology, including data protection.

• Trainee Solicitor

  Freeth Cartwright

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Legal Services industry)

  September 1991 — July 1993 (1 year 11 months)

• Apprentice

  Marconi Radar Systems Limited

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

  1985 — 1988 (3 years )

  Apprentice electronic engineer

Andrew Mills’s Education

• University of Cambridge

  Notarial Practice 2006 — 2009

  I am studying to qualify as a notary public, with a year's break between the first and second years.

• Nottingham Trent University

  Law Society's Finals , Law , September 1990 — July 1991

• Nottingham Trent University

  Common Professional Examination , Law , September 1989 — July 1990

• University of Sheffield

  B. Eng (Hons) , Electronic Engineering (Computing) , October 1986 — June 1989

Additional Information

Andrew Mills’s Websites:

• My Company

Andrew Mills’s Interests:

Scuba Diving (PADI), surfing, juggling, technology, yoga,

Andrew Mills’s Groups:

Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET), Law Society of England & Wales, European Communities Trade Mark Association (member of internet & harmonization committees), Society for Computers & Law

•    Legal Blogging
•    Experian

Andrew Mills’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• new ventures
• expertise requests
• getting back in touch