Kasongo is an associate and Chartered Trade Mark Attorney. She has wide-ranging experience in brand protection and advising clients on trade mark portfolio management and enforcement.
Kasongo works with clients ranging from individuals and SMEs to international conglomerates. Her sector focus includes financial services, cosmetics, fashion, and technology. She regularly advises well-known brands in both contentious and non-contentious trade mark matters.
Overview of 2023 UK Trade Mark Cases, International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law (IIC), Vol 55, Cramp, H., Swana, K. & Zhou, Y., Mar 27, 2024, pages 441–453.
Overview of United Kingdom Trade Mark Cases 2021, International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law (IIC), Volume 53, Julius Stobbs, Yana Zhou, Adeline Weber Bain & Kasongo Swana, Mar 16, 2022, pages 406–419.
by multiple authors
Sweet taste of victory for PINKLADY - how a brand's reputation can prevent the registration of similar marks for harmful goods
by Mareike Christine Gehrmann and Carla Nelles, LL.M. (Amsterdam)
by Katie Chandler and Esha Marwaha
by Graham Hann and Kelly Burke
by multiple authors
by Jason Rawkins and Simon Jupp
by Alexander Schmalenberger, LL.B. and Nathalie Koch, LL.M. (UC Hastings)
by Jason Rawkins and Simon Jupp