Dentons

Intellectual Property

Ryan is a Registered and Chartered Trade Mark Attorney, working in Dentons' Glasgow office. He is a member of the Intellectual Property practice.

Ryan specializes in advising clients on all aspects of the protection and enforcement of their brands, including the development and execution of bespoke "full lifecycle" trade mark strategies for clients of all sizes, helping entities protect, enforce and enhance the value of their IP. He is well versed in filing and prosecuting trade mark rights directly through the UK, EU and World Intellectual Property Offices, as well as further afield through Dentons' offices and agents throughout the world. Ryan also has extensive experience working with clients on a wide range of portfolio management matters, and frequently advises on opposition and invalidity proceedings at the UKIPO.

Since joining the firm in 2021, Ryan has advised clients in a wide range of sectors, and has recently advised a major private equity house in relation to a large, global rebranding project, acted for a major US-based restaurant chain in a set of complex cross-proceedings at the UKIPO, and provided extensive trade mark counsel to a number of innovative clients operating in the metaverse and NFT fields.

Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys IPReg

Bournemouth University, 2019, Postgraduate certificate, Intellectual Property

University of Edinburgh, 2017, LLB (Hons)

Nottingham Trent University, Professional Certificate in Trade Mark Practice (Distinction)

IP Inclusive, Scotland Network Committee Member Providing pro bono advice on trade mark matters to a number of charities, social enterprises and CICs