Roland Mallinson
Partner
Roland is the head of our Brand Management group in the UK. For over 20 years he's advised major international brand and technology owners on their IP rights. Clients describe Roland as a tactically smart, solutions-focused, and commercially-minded. He's responsible for the international trade mark portfolios and IP advisory work for numerous household name brands.
Roland advises on the full range of contentious and non-contentious "soft" IP matters, including: trade mark, designs and copyright disputes and litigation, lookalikes, anti-counterfeiting, domain name and content infringements, trade mark clearance, prosecution, oppositions and strategic portfolio advice, comparative advertising, and all types of commercial transactions involving these rights.
He's led first instance and appeal cases in the English courts, the UKIPO, the EUIPO and CJEU and taken part in a number of successful mediations, and regularly coordinates crossborder IP litigation in the EU.
Outside of private practice, Roland sits on the Executive Board of MARQUES, the European brand owners association, where he chairs the Brexit Task Force. He also sits on the Law Society's IP Law Committee, and is a member of the EUIPO's quality audit panel.
Roland comments on IP related matters of national interest with media outlets including the BBC.
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Career
| Since 2006 | Partner, Taylor Wessing |
| 2001 - 2006 | Partner and Head of Trade Marks, Linklaters |
| 2000 - 2001 | Managing Associate, Linklater (Paris) |
| 1998 - 2000 | Managing Associate, Linklaters (London) |
| 1994 - 1998 | Associate, Linklaters |
| 1992 -1994 | Trainee solicitor, Linklaters |
Education
| 1995 | Diploma, Intellectual Property Law, University of Bristol |
| 1994 | Admitted to the Bar, England and Wales |
| 1992 | Law Society Finals, College of Law, London |
| 1991 | Common Professional Examination, College of Law, London |
| 1989 | BSc Civil Engineering (First Class Hons), University of Edinburgh |
Publications
Brexit is coming, a brand owner's checklist, Lexology, October 2020 Major advance on Brexit and pan-EU intellectual property rights , Practical Law, March 2018 The Implications of Brexit for Trade Mark Proprietors and Trade Mark Practitioners, GRUR Newsletter, January 2018 Kit Kat Shape Mark: Has The EU General Court Pre-Judged The UK Court Of Appeal? Lexology, February 2017 Colour combinations: getting back to WYSIWYG, Managing IP, October 2016 Of Purple Haze and Scrabble Plays: appeal court says "no" to fuzzy trade mark descriptions, IPKat blog, 6 October 2013 Protection of design classics and iconic 3D shapes in English courts, Intellectual Property Magazine May, 2016 PLC Updated Practice Note - Intellectual property issues relating to employees and consultants, LexisPSL Practice Notes on (1) Trade mark litigation in the High Court, (2) Madrid International Trade Mark System, (3) Parallel Imports, (4) Overview of the Community Trade Mark System, and (5) Anti-Counterfeiting and Customs Procedures in the UK, June 2017 Intellectual property issues relating to employees and consultants, PLC Updated Practice Note Trade mark litigation in the High Court, LexisPSL Practice Note Madrid International Trade Mark System, LexisPSL Practice Note Parallel Imports, LexisPSL, Practice Note Overview of the Community Trade Mark System, LexisPSL Practice Note Anti-Counterfeiting and Customs Procedures in the UK, LexisPSL Practice Note Tablet teachings: learning points from the latest Apple v Samsung decisions, World Trademark Review, 1 March 2013 Distinguish IP myths from reality, Managing IP, August 2010 Taylor Wessing Global Intellectual Property Index, Editor |
Memberships & Associations
| Executive Committee and Governing Council of MARQUES International Trade Mark Association Intellectual Property Lawyers Organisation International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property Law Society's Intellectual Property Law Committee Consultant on intellectual property matters at the Warner Textile Archive |
Additional languages
| English |
| French |
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On your marks, get set… Europe!
Helping brand owners navigate the trade mark systems of Europe
22 June 2022
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Brands Update
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A new year dawns - four IP trends for 2022
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Roland Mallinson is Trade Marks Lawyer of the Year
16 November 2020
