Dominic Hoar is a part of our global patent litigation team.  His focus is primarily on the telecoms and life sciences sectors, particularly where they have a multinational element.  His life sciences knowledge is supplemented by his PhD in molecular biology, and having been litigating telecoms patents since 2009 he has learnt something of the technologies in that field. 

Dominic has broad experience in the comparative advantages and disadvantages of litigation in the major patent jurisdictions and how those can be used to benefit clients asserting or defending patent litigation.  Dominic also advises clients on FRAND issues (together with Hogan Lovells' Competition Law practice), the international gathering of evidence, licensing, and ownership of inventions.  He is a Senior Associate in the group and a Solicitor Advocate, having gained his higher rights of audience in 2015. 

Dominic joined Hogan Lovells as a 'future joiner' in 2005 and trained with the firm, having gained his PhD in Molecular Biology from University College London.  He is also a Director and Trustee of Blue Ventures Conservation, a science-led charity that works with coastal communities to rebuild tropical fisheries, and a co-owner of Greywalls, a boutique hotel in Scotland adjacent to the Muirfields golf course.