Kasongo Swana

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.

Expertise

Services et Groupes

Droit des marques et publicité

Enregistrement de marques et gestion de portefeuille

Secteurs

Technologie, Médias et Communications (TMC)

CV

Since 2024 Associate, Taylor Wessing

2023 - 2024 Trade Mark Attorney, Stobbs

2020 - 2023 Trainee Trade Mark Attorney, Stobbs

Carrière

Since 2024 Associate, Taylor Wessing

2023 - 2024 Trade Mark Attorney, Stobbs

2020 - 2023 Trainee Trade Mark Attorney, Stobbs

Formation

2023 PGC - Trade Mark Practice, Nottingham Law School

2022 PGC - Trade Mark Law and Practice, Queen Mary, University of London

2017 Called to the Bar of England and Wales

Publications

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 2023 UK Trade Mark Cases | IIC - International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law (springer.com).

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.

Overview of United Kingdom Trade Mark Cases 2021 | IIC - International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law (springer.com).

Face Race, CITMA Review, Jan 4, 2022. CITMA - Face race.