Managing International trade mark portfolios of clients of all sizes and trade sectors;

Drafting, filing and prosecuting trade mark applications through the UK and Madrid Protocol systems, and in jurisdictions throughout the world (including the European Union) via long-established network of local attorneys;

Trade mark clearance searching and advising on potential conflicts of use and registration of new marks from risk mitigation and commercial standpoint, recommending future branding directions and strategies;

Carrying out IP audits;

Monitoring of worldwide registers for potentially conflicting marks, advising on third party conflict options (e.g. - oppositions, revocation and invalidity actions, infringement proceedings, passing off actions), perceived likelihood of success and commercial implications;

Representing parties before the UK IP Office, (e.g.- in opposition and cancellation proceedings), collation and submission of evidence of use and accompanying witness statements, preparing statutory declarations and skeleton arguments;

Drafting and advising on assignments, licences, undertakings and coexistence agreements;

Advising on and coordinating recordal on relevant international registers of change of owner details and transfer of ownership of IP assets;

Advising on domain names and related disputes;

Advising on company names and acting before the UK Company Names Tribunal;

Advising on and enforcing eBay’s VeRO IP rights owners programme and coordinating social media takedowns worldwide.