Jason is the Head of our Fashion & Luxury group. He advises some of the most distinguished brands in the world on their IP, trade mark and design rights.
Jason advises on both contentious and non-contentious IP issues related to brands, designs, and domain names. Clients describe him as a personable and engaging adviser with keen insights into conflicts and portfolio management.
A major focus of Jason's practice involves proactively advising clients in relation to the acquisition, maintenance and exploitation of IP rights, including trade mark portfolio management and related clearances, oppositions and co-existence negotiations, as well as commercial dealings such as assignments and licensing.
England's New Choice for IP Litigation, European Intellectual Property Review, Vol 33, issue 9
Trade mark star
Trade mark star
Recommended
IP (trademarks, copyright and design (including trade secrets)) - Ranked: ‘Jason Rawkins continues to be a star on trade mark matters. His responsiveness, legal acumen, business-savvy and creativity set him apart from countless other UK lawyers.'
Intellectual Property: trade marks, copyright and designs
Retail and consumer
IP - trademarks, copyright and design
Recommended lawyer - Brand management
Trade mark star
Leading individual - Enforcement and litigation (Silver): “Technically excellent” fashion and luxury brands head Jason Rawkins “is commercial, clear and overall superb”. One in-house counsel states: “The advice that he gives is some of the best I have ever received.”
Leading individual - Prosecution and strategy (Silver)
Leading individual - Brand Management & IP: Jason Rawkins… provides outstanding service.
Retail and consumer
Advised Glenmark Pharma on its divestment of its CNS business in Poland including its portfolio of generics and branded generics products and the transfer of its commercial team in Poland to private equity backed Neuraxpharm, a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of CNS disorders.
Press releaseApotex on the sale of six European subsidiaries in Belgium, Poland, the Netherlands, Czech Republic and Spain, to Aurobindo for EUR74 million. This highly complex transaction involved the share transfer of subsidiaries in multiple jurisdictions being co-ordinated and managed by our UK team. We simultaneously advised on a multitude of business separation, ongoing product supply agreements and IP licences for the European business to continue operating after being removed from the Apotex group.
Acting for a famous perfume brand in a trade mark infringement claim against a competitor. The case included High Court litigation in the UK.
A luxury fashion brand on the filing, registration and management of the client's trade marks, including opposition proceedings against conflicting third party trade marks and enforcement action against infringers.
作者 Louise Popple 以及 Adeolu Faniran
作者 Nick Harrison 以及 Giles Crown
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作者 Simon Jupp 以及 Louise Popple