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Overview
Brands and content are often valuable assets and maintaining a robust protection program is key.
We take a 360-degree perspective on brands and the issues faced by their owners. In combination with our strong tactical expertise, this enables our clients to succeed in the face of adversity.
We are trusted advisors to many corporate and individual clients in connection with their UK and international trade mark portfolios.
Where rights are infringed, we help our clients take swift and decisive action, making full use of their IP where necessary. We have deep expertise in trade mark, passing off and copyright litigation, as well as in reputation protection. Our recent work has included infringement proceedings before the UK courts and the CJEU.
Expertise
Our areas of expertise include the following:
- Trade mark clearance and investigation
- Trade mark applications
- Trade mark portfolio management
- Co-existence agreements, licences and assignments
- Strategic review, acquisition and due diligence
- Image rights (including privacy, data protection and false endorsement)
- Trade mark disputes, litigation and oppositions
- Trade mark prosecutions
- Passing off disputes and litigation
- Making full use of your IP (including copyright and design rights) to protect your brand
- Taking action over imposter/ impersonation websites and social media accounts
- Reputation protection advice and litigation, where necessary/ desirable
KEY CONTACT
KEY CONTACTS
We have extensive expertise in advising our clients on brand and content protection and enforcement.
Jim Dennis
Partner
Tom Iverson
Partner
Jim Dennis
Partner
They are experts in their field, provide very focused and commercial advice and are responsive to tight deadlines.
…very supportive while getting on with the job in a very efficient way and handling tricky situations
They take a sensible pragmatic approach to a contentious situation. Their legal analysis of the issue is good and they provide a number of options to me as the client as to how to move forward.
Their deep expertise in intellectual property and trade mark law allows them to navigate complex legal matters with confidence and precision.
