Adrian Smith

Intellectual property.

Adrian advises on a wide range of intellectual property and related commercial matters with particular emphasis on registered trade marks, passing-off, copyright and design right, including enforcement and other contentious work in relation to brands. Adrian’s practice includes advising and acting for household names in a diverse range of fields including consumer products, financial services and financial markets, and for clients in the TMT sector. As leader of the firm’s brands group in London, a significant part of Adrian’s practice is in advising on UK, European and global trade mark (and domain name) clearance, registration, conflict resolution (oppositions/revocations) and portfolio management together with related protection and enforcement work.