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Anneka is a brands litigation specialist with over fifteen years of experience representing multinational clients in high-stakes IP disputes before the Courts. Clients value her pragmatism and ability to navigate complex disputes towards a commercially-oriented outcome.
Anneka acts for clients in contentious "soft" IP matters, with a particular focus on trade mark litigation as well as disputes before the UK Intellectual Property Office, Nominet and WIPO. She has acted for some of the largest multi-national brand owners in the technology, media, e-commerce and consumer sectors in infringement litigation, invalidity actions, ISP liability claims and licensing disputes, including cross-border IP litigation. She is a solicitor-advocate with higher rights of audience before the Courts of England and Wales.
Anneka also advises clients on every aspect of their brand strategy, including the development, protection, exploitation and enforcement of IP rights.
Since 2023 | Partner, Taylor Wessing |
2020 - 2023 | Counsel, Hogan Lovells |
2015 - 2020 | Senior Associate, Hogan Lovells |
2013 - 2015 | PepsiCo (secondment) |
2010 - 2015 | Associate, Hogan Lovells |
2008 - 2010 | Trainee Solicitor, Hogan Lovells |
2011 | Post-Graduate Diploma, Intellectual Property Law, Oxford University |
2010 | Admitted to the Bar, England and Wales |
2008 | Legal Practice Course, BPP |
2007 | Graduate Diploma in Law, BPP |
2005 | BA (Hons) History with French, Durham University |
China Tang trademark dispute leaves sour taste for Barrow-based takeaway, WTR, 27 April 2022 Sky kicks SkyKick into touch over bad-faith trade marks, Managing IP, 2 December 2021 Why litigate trademark disputes in the UK? Lexology, 6 July 2021 Adwords at a Crossroads? Intellectual Property Magazine, 1 November 2016 |
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