Whatever the challenge facing your brand, we will find the right solution for you.
Finding an IP advisor who thinks both critically and imaginatively can make all the difference to the success of your brand. We are your one-stop shop: focused strategic input and high-volume efficiency from one team. You will get timely, clear, usable advice whenever you interact with us, from people who are easy to work with and fully committed to your brand’s lasting success.
We draw on our broad spectrum of experience in IP rights. Our work spans all areas of brand protection including trade marks, copyright, designs and advertising – and in light of language and cultural nuances. Our international filing practice manages over 75,000 live marks so you benefit from economies of scale – and experience. Our insights from litigating and licensing brands inform how we advise on strategies for protecting them with suitable registrations. In reverse, what we learn from our portfolio work feeds directly into our litigation and commercial work. When we've fought hard to secure protection for a brand, we are well placed to know its strength and advise accordingly.
Our market-leading position in IP means that we are well placed to spot changes in the world around us and advise you on breaking news, which means you have more time to exploit fresh opportunities or mitigate risks. We deliver tailored training and industry insights, from our international brand protection guide On Your Marks to our Brands Forum events.
Areas of focus
Green advertising Advertising & unfair competition Brands Designs & portfolio management Enforcement Product launch strategy Trade mark registration & portfolio managementApotex on the sale of six European subsidiaries in Belgium, Poland, the Netherlands, Czech Republic and Spain, to Aurobindo for EUR74 million. This highly complex transaction involved the share transfer of subsidiaries in multiple jurisdictions being co-ordinated and managed by our UK team. We simultaneously advised on a multitude of business separation, ongoing product supply agreements and IP licences for the European business to continue operating after being removed from the Apotex group.
Acting for a famous perfume brand in a trade mark infringement claim against a competitor. The case included High Court litigation in the UK.
Managing the worldwide trade mark portfolio for a leading Scotch whisky and spirits company, including brand and advertising clearance, IP protection for new product development and handling enforcement and other brand-related disputes.
A luxury fashion brand on the filing, registration and management of the client's trade marks, including opposition proceedings against conflicting third party trade marks and enforcement action against infringers.
Orange on management of its worldwide portfolio of over 4,500 marks in over 190 jurisdictions, including trade mark clearance, devising protection strategies, filing and prosecution, and managing all disputes, oppositions, invalidity and infringement actions.
Cisco on its UK and EU trade marks and on brand infringement, including a long running and high value claim against the directors of a broker (Gen X IT), trading in substantial quantities of counterfeit and grey Cisco branded products.
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