Timothy Pinto

Tim is senior counsel in our IP/IT group, specialising in trade marks, copyright, media and advertising matters. He has a particular expertise in advising on user generated content and reputation management matters. He advises media, technology, life sciences and financial services companies on preventing and resolving disputes. Tim is head of the firm’s UK Publishing group.

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Career

Since 2000

Senior Counsel, Taylor Wessing

Memberships & Associations

Editorial Board of the Journal of Intellectual Property Law
Practice Oxford University Press.

Additional languages

English

Expertise

Sectors Technology, media & communications Consumer & retail Life sciences & healthcare Fintech Cryptoassets, blockchain and distributed ledger technology

Experience

Financial services companies	Financial services companies on trade mark oppositions and litigation.
Architecture and design companies	Architecture and design companies on design and copyright protection and enforcement.
A music streaming service	A music streaming service on copyright, including database copyright.

A global technology company	A global technology company on resolving an EU trade mark dispute.
An international home appliances company	An international home appliances company on a successful ASA challenge against a competitor.
A global online brand	A global online brand on advertising standards for the launch of new products and on intermediary liability.

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Awards

Chambers UK 2019	Associate to watch - Defamation/Reputation Management: Timothy Pinto is adept at advising companies and high net worth individuals on the full range of privacy and defamation matters. Sources say: "He has a great ability to remain calm. He is flexible in his approach and willing to consider a wide range of scenarios before deciding on final tactics. He has a wonderful approach to promoting consensus within a group through his manner and attitude."
Chambers UK 2018	Associate to watch - Defamation - Reputation Management: Timothy Pinto is an expert in defamation, privacy and data protection, with a particular specialisation in user-generated content and cases relating to anonymous publishers. Sources say: "He's an extremely attentive, exceptionally thoughtful lawyer who thinks things through from the commercial side as much as the legal side."
Chambers UK 2016	Clients describe him as “very academic: he will analyse the situation and be very specific in his response.“

Latest news & insights

Sidebar - Season 2: Spotlight on ESG

Making environmental marketing claims: how to avoid greenwashing

What is greenwashing, and how do you avoid making misleading claims?

14 June 2022

12:00

by Emma Danks and Timothy Pinto

4 of 6 Episodes

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Interface - The Online Safety Bill - the UK's answer to addressing online harms

Online Safety Bill – freedom of expression and privacy, journalistic content, and content of democratic importance

Tim Pinto looks at tensions between preventing online harm and protecting the fundamental rights of freedom of expression and privacy.

13 June 2022

In-depth analysis

by Timothy Pinto

4 of 6 Insights

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Interface - Advertising update

Making environmental advertising claims – how to comply with the rules

Timothy Pinto and Ella Bazini look at the rules on making environmental claims in advertising and at key ASA investigations into allegations of 'greenwashing'.

7 February 2022

by Timothy Pinto

4 of 9 Insights

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