Donna Trysburg

Trade Mark Attorney

Donna is a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney and European Trade Mark Attorney in the Trade Mark and Domain Names Group.

She assists on a wide range of UK, European Union and International Trade Mark cases for major clients of the firm. She is the central contact for one of the firm’s major clients.

Donna holds a Bachelor of Law with European Legal Studies LLB (Hons) from the University of Durham and an LLM in Commercial Law from the University of Edinburgh.

Recent work

Two periods of secondment to a major multi-national telecommunications company.
Global portfolio management and a comprehensive portfolio audit for a major multi-national telecommunications company.
Ongoing co-ordination and advice on numerous trade mark disputes worldwide for a major multi-national telecommunications company.
Working with a renowned British theatre company to provide advice on clearance for new show and theatre names, filing of new applications and registry disputes for a variety of marks.
Portfolio management for a designer and manufacturer of amphibious sports vehicles and advice on various disputes.
Acting for a client in the financial services industry before the Company Names Tribunal.
Assisting a client in the hospitality industry with a successful opposition and attending an inter partes hearing with Counsel before the UK Intellectual Property Office.
Negotiating settlement of a dispute for a client on a pro bono basis in relation to a threat of infringement proceedings made against a planned charity festival event.

Publications

'.eu domain names and Brexit', June 2018

Infringment arguments put to bed, CITMA Review, May 2018

'ITMA becomes Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA)', December 2016

'Myanmar (Burma) to implement formal trade mark protection in 2017', November 2016

'Spa Wisdom in deep water', ITMA Review, July 2016

‘boult.bites TM’, May 2015

‘boult.bites TM’, January 2015

‘boult.bites TM’, October 2014

‘Ground shifts under groundless threats’, April 2014

‘boult.bites TM’, March 2014

‘boult.bites TM’, October 2013

‘boult.bites TM’, July 2013

Events

ACG CONFERENCE 2019

ACG Conference 2019, London

ECTA annual conference

JIPLP event; “A Distinctive Mess? Current Trade Mark Law and Practice in the EU and UK, November 2017

Durham University Alumni in Law Event, London January 2018

MIP International Women in Leadership Forum, Attending, London, February 2017

Norton Rose Fulbright, Women in IP – Launch event, Attending, London, November 2016

Seminar, ‘The IP Zeitgeist’, July 2015

ITMA spring conference, March 2014

Trade Mark and Domain Names

John Wallace

Partner
Head of Practice Group

Anusha Arunasalam

Trade Mark Attorney

Daniela Paull

Trade Mark Attorney

Connor Thorogood

Trade Mark Attorney

Emma Pitcher

Partner

Francisco (Xisco) Ferrer Garcia

Lawyer (Spanish Qualified)

Alexander Stolz

German Solicitor

Álvaro Cabeza

Principal and Partner, Boult Wade, S.L.

Luke Portnow

Trade Mark Attorney

Roshani Muniweera

Trade Mark Attorney

Henning Erb

Partner

Rachel Conroy

Partner

Dr. Isabel Blanco

PhD and Lawyer (Spanish Qualified)

Timothy Greenwood

Trade Mark Assistant

Naomi Jenkins

Trade Mark Attorney

Michael C. Maier, LL.M.

Partner

Anousha Vasantha

Trade Mark Assistant

Gillian Farmer

Trade Mark Assistant

Janne Flemming

Paralegal

Jessica Gräfe

Paralegal

Jessica Guest

Trade Mark Assistant

Catherine Wolfe

Partner

Hannah Cramp

Trade Mark Assistant

Katharina Rupp

Paralegal

Angharad Rolfe Johnson

Trade Mark Attorney

Ai Ling Lim-Lee

Trade Mark Attorney

Henry Schlaefli

Trade Mark Attorney

Natalie Barnard

Paralegal

Tony Pluckrose

Partner

Jo Newcombe

Paralegal

Emily Scott

Trade Mark Attorney

Felicity Hide

Partner

Georgia Stoneham

Paralegal

Contact me

Phone this number +44 (0)20 7430 7500

Email this address dtrysburg@boult.com

My location

Salisbury Square House
8 Salisbury Square
London
EC4Y 8AP

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Sectors and practice areas

Sectors

Cosmetics and perfumery
Engineering and manufacturing
Financial services
Food and drink
Retail
Software and technology
Sports, leisure and hospitality
Telecommunications
Entertainment and theatre

Practice areas

Brand selection, searches and clearance
Opposition and dispute work
Enforcement and advisory work
Filing and prosecution
Filing strategy and international filing programmes
Global portfolio management
Portfolio audit

Memberships

IPSoc
CITMA: Member of the Pro Bono working group

Qualifications

European Trade Mark Attorney
Chartered Trade Mark Attorney
Professional Certificate in Trade Mark Practice, Nottingham Trent University
Postgraduate Certificate in Trade Mark Law and Practice, Queen Mary University of London
LLM Commercial Law, University of Edinburgh
LLB (Hons) Law with European Legal Studies, University of Durham
IP Transactions: Law and Practice course, University College London

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