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Your brand is probably your most important asset. In the Trade Mark and Domain Names Group, we make protecting, enforcing and enhancing your IP rights our business. We advise on a national and international basis, representing a wide variety of businesses from start-ups to multinational corporations, protecting their brand, including domain names, through trade marks. We understand the importance of upholding your brand which can be protected through trade marks of your logo and brand name. This is why treat every trade mark as different to create the most effective and individual protection. We have gained valuable commercial experience in a wide range of sectors and industries, so whichever sphere you operate in, our specialist trade mark attorneys in London, Berlin, Cambridge, Oxford, Reading, Munich and Madrid can offer insight and add value. Not only are we experienced advisers, we are also commercially sensitive to what is happening in the market and pride ourselves on being ahead of the game. We are active and vocal members of a variety of industry bodies, such as International Trade Mark Association (INTA), The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA) and Marques.
We work as a team no matter where our desks may be, to help our clients with their IP needs from protecting domain names to challenging disputes. Our multilingual staff are based in the UK, Germany and Spain. They offer deep client and industry sector knowledge. At the forefront of IP they combine local expertise with commercial acumen and consistently offer creative solutions to meet the most complex challenges. The Madrid trademark and patent team handles all stages of the trade mark lifecycle and works closely with teams in Hispanic territories across the world.
We cover a broad range of sectors, including:
- Charity and voluntary sector
- Computer software
- Energy
- Engineering and heavy industry
- Entertainment, TV and media
- Fashion
- Financial services and banking
- Food and drink
- Governments
- Health and leisure
- Insurance
- New technologies
- Retail
- Sport
- Testing
- Travel
Our clients are drawn from a wide range of industries. They trust us with one of their biggest assets; their brand, and we provide world-class service, imaginative solutions and timely responses. Each of our attorneys have experience in varying sectors from fashion to finances and we will ensure you work with an attorney with knowledge of your industry.
MEET THE Trade Mark and Domain Names TEAM
John Wallace
and Domain Names
Head of Practice Group
Michael C. Maier
Ai Ling Lim-Lee
Natalie Barnard
Angharad Rolfe Johnson
Francisco Ferrer Garcia
Alexander Stolz
Álvaro Cabeza
Jessica Guest
Emma Pitcher
Daniela Paull
Katharina Rupp
Jo Newcombe
Henry Schlaefli
Tony Pluckrose
Connor Thorogood
Francisco Ferrer Garcia
Isabel Blanco
Rachel Conroy
Gillian Farmer
Felicity Hide
Hannah Cramp
Naomi Jenkins
Isabel Blanco
Henning Erb
Donna Trysburg
Timothy Greenwood
Janne Flemming
Luke Portnow
Georgia Stoneham
Emily Scott
Anousha Vasantha
Álvaro Cabeza
Anusha Arunasalam
Catherine Wolfe
- Successfully acted for foreign Government in an EUIPO challenge over the non-use of a famous brand.
- Represented the largest hair salon chain in the world, reversing a decision made by the Brazilian PTO and gaining the client important protection against third parties trying to pass themselves off as the brand.
- Acted for a market leading manufacturer of road-building machines, overcoming objections to the client’s UK application for a 3D device mark and providing it with persuasive evidence for submissions in other territories.
- Successfully recovered a key domain name for an online seller of vehicle parts, after it was discovered being used to direct people to their competitors.
- Assisted a well-known producer of alcoholic beverages in its successful opposition against an application filed by a company in the same field, resulting in the protection of an important brand.