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Legal 500 UK 2023

IP (trademarks, copyright and design (including trade secrets)) - Ranked: ‘I recommend both Roland Mallinson and Magdalena Borucka. Both have excellent legal knowledge and feel like part of the team.’

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Magdalena is a dual qualified senior associate (admitted in England & Wales and Poland) advising on contentious and non-contentious matters across the full range of IP rights. She is one of the go-to lawyers in the group for trade mark matters, including overall trade mark protection strategy, third-party conflicts, IP infringement issues as well as the IP-related commercial and regulatory advice. 

She is the lead associate acting for some of the world's largest brands, particularly within the entertainment, media, luxury, fashion and FMCG industries. Her experience includes the day-to-day management of complex international portfolios, often consisting of well-known trade marks, drafting licence agreements, talent contracts and distribution agreements, as well as advising on trade mark, design and copyright infringement, particularly in relation to fashion.

Magdalena has considerable experience in protecting non-standard trade marks and in leading and advising on complex opposition and cancellation proceedings based on bad faith. She is also a member of the MARQUES Regulatory Team.

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CV

Since 2023 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2019 - 2023 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2017 - 2019 Trade Marks & Designs Manager | Registered European Lawyer (radca prawny, Poland), Allen & Overy LLP, London
2018 - 2019 Secondment supporting IP Europe Counsel, The Coca-Cola Company, London
2014 - 2017 Trade Mark & Design Formalities Assistant, Simmons & Simmons, London
2012 - 2014 Trade Mark Paralegal at Novagraaf UK, Manchester and London
2010 - 2011 Assistant to the Head of the Department, Gdansk local government appeal court
2018 Admitted as a registered European lawyer, England and Wales
2018 Admitted to the Bar, Gdansk
2012 LL.M. in International Business & Commercial Law, The University of Manchester, School of Law
2011 Master in Laws LL.B./LL.M equivalent, The University of Gdansk
2009 Post-graduate course, The School of American Law (operated in partnership by the Chicago‐Kent College of Law & the University of Gdansk)
2008 Bachelor of Media & Social Communication, The University of Gdansk

Career

Since 2023 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2019 - 2023 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2017 - 2019 Trade Marks & Designs Manager | Registered European Lawyer (radca prawny, Poland), Allen & Overy LLP, London
2018 - 2019 Secondment supporting IP Europe Counsel, The Coca-Cola Company, London
2014 - 2017 Trade Mark & Design Formalities Assistant, Simmons & Simmons, London
2012 - 2014 Trade Mark Paralegal at Novagraaf UK, Manchester and London
2010 - 2011 Assistant to the Head of the Department, Gdansk local government appeal court

Education

2018 Admitted as a registered European lawyer, England and Wales
2018 Admitted to the Bar, Gdansk
2012 LL.M. in International Business & Commercial Law, The University of Manchester, School of Law
2011 Master in Laws LL.B./LL.M equivalent, The University of Gdansk
2009 Post-graduate course, The School of American Law (operated in partnership by the Chicago‐Kent College of Law & the University of Gdansk)
2008 Bachelor of Media & Social Communication, The University of Gdansk

Publications

Making their mark, Intellectual Property Magazine, December 2018
Orchestras at odds, CITMA Review, October 2015
Teething IP problems – The tale of  the Left Shark, Simmons & Simmons Elexica, July 2015
Law-abiding outlaws: The Hells Angels approach to trademark rights, Novagraaf , August 2014
Has the Premier League scored an own goal?, Intellectual Property Edition, August 2014
But first, let me take a selfie, Novagraaf, August 2014
The artist known as Pi, Novagraaf, June 2014
Hey, driver! Are you licensed to play that music?, Novagraff, Jun 2014
Keep on moving: the role of IP in the music industry, Novagraaf, Jun 2014
For those about to rock!, CITMA Review, June 2014
Celebrate World Cocktail Day with some IP drinking facts, Novagraaf, May 2014
Société des produits Nestlé SA v Mondelēz UK Holdings & Services, formerly Cadbury Holdings, and EUIPO, Intellectual Property Magazine, September 2018
Brand extension and merchandising in the music industry, Manchester Review of Law, Crime & Ethics, December 2013
Henry Martinez t/a Prick v Prick Me Baby One More Time t/a Prick, Intellectual Property Magazine, May 2018
Christian Louboutin SAS v Van Haren Schoenen BV, Intellectual Property Magazine, February 2018
The shape of things to come, Intellectual Property Magazine, December 2017
An excellent desk reference on international brand protection online, Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, October 2017
Hold the Bellini, CITMA Review, October 2017
Are high heels only made for walking?, Intellectual Property Magazine, September 2017
Chocolate wars: the saga continues, Intellectual Property Magazine, July 2017



Memberships & Associations

Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys

IPSOC

Awards

Legal 500 UK 2023

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IP (trademarks, copyright and design (including trade secrets)) - Ranked: ‘I recommend both Roland Mallinson and Magdalena Borucka. Both have excellent legal knowledge and feel like part of the team.’

Legal 500 Key Lawyer 2022

Intellectual Property: trade marks, copyright and designs

Legal 500 UK 2022

IP - trademarks, copyright and design: "Magdalena Borucka is always quick to give pragmatic and considered advice. A real asset to the Taylor Wessing team."

Legal 500 2021

Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and designs - "Magdalena Borucka is always quick to give pragmatic and considered advice. A real asset to the Taylor Wessing team."

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