Nellie Jackson > Bristows LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Bristows LLP
100 VICTORIA EMBANKMENT
LONDON
EC4Y 0DH
England

Living Wage

Work Department

Brands, Designs and Copyright

Position

Nellie joined Bristows as a partner in July 2021 and is part of the brands, designs & copyright team. Nellie has specialised in intellectual property since 2000. Her experience covers all aspects of trade marks and designs (both contentious and non-contentious), with particular expertise in brand protection and exploitation, the management of both local and international trade mark and design portfolios, global brand launches and restructuring, and advertising and marketing regulation and clearance. Nellie also has experience in dealing with anti-counterfeiting actions and preparing commercial agreements relating to the development and exploitation of IP.

Nellie acts for a broad client base including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and major brand owners in the consumer products, hospitality and leisure, food and drink, technology and media sectors. She has also gained valuable industry experience through in-house secondments to Diageo plc, Sara Lee and McDonald’s Europe as IP Counsel, primarily assisting with and managing the respective global and/or European trade mark portfolios.

Career

Nellie is dual qualified in England, Wales and New Zealand, and is an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys.

  • BA (English Literature), Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
  • LLB, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
  • Qualified as a Barrister and Solicitor (New Zealand) 2002
  • Qualified as a Trade Mark & Patent Attorney (New Zealand & Australia) 2005
  • Qualified as a Solicitor (England & Wales) 2008

Lawyer Rankings

London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design

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Nellie Jackson Bristows LLP

A major player in a variety of sectors, from pharmaceuticals and biotech to media and luxury goods, Bristows LLP‘s extensive range of capabilities that span the full spectrum of trade mark, copyright, and design issues enables it to be a top choice for blue-chip clients. The team is praised for having the ‘heft, intellect and legal and technical expertise to run the biggest IP litigation’. The practice is jointly led by Richard Dickinson, who possesses particular capabilities in the media and entertainment, consumer products, and retail industries, Nellie Jackson, who is the driving force behind the trade mark portfolio management practice, and Paul Jordan, whose strengths encompass advertising clearance, brand restructuring, and brand launches. Experienced litigator Jeremy Blum and trade mark expert Ian Gruselle further bolster the practice, and Simon Clark is also noted for his wide-ranging experience across contentious and non-contentious mandates.

London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys

With a team of trade mark attorneys and solicitors, Bristows LLP provides clients with an all-encompassing trade mark offering, advising on the registration of rights to their protection and enforcement through litigation both in the UK and the EU. This includes assistance with clearance searches, advertising, and representation before trade mark registries in disputes. The hospitality, technology, and telecoms sectors remain areas of growth for the department. Paul Jordan and Nellie Jackson jointly lead the practice with the support of Ian Gruselle, who is well placed to handle worldwide trade mark portfolios.