Dehns

Trade Marks

Elaine is a UK Chartered Trade Mark Attorney, who joined Dehns in 1996, having previously obtained an honours degree in Law and French.  As part of her university studies, Elaine spent six months studying French and French Law at Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3, and six months working in Brussels for a European NGO focusing on ending homelessness in Europe.  Elaine was made a Partner of Dehns in 2007, and was appointed Head of Dehns’ Trade Mark Group in 2021.

Elaine works with a variety of clients, ranging from individuals to major companies with significant international trade mark portfolios in many different sectors, including fashion, lighting, renewable energy, pharmaceuticals, entertainment, estate agency, finance and insurance, healthcare and fitness, construction and chemistry.

She has extensive experience of handling all aspects of UK and European Union Trade Mark clearance, prosecution and enforcement, advising on and implementing searching and filing strategies, dealing with official objections, oppositions and cancellation/invalidity proceedings, advising in the areas of infringement and passing-off, and dispute resolution. She also advises on and handles domain name and company name disputes. Elaine has considerable experience of filing and prosecuting International applications and in the protection and enforcement of trade marks worldwide.

UK Chartered Trade Mark Attorney, 2002

IP Litigation Certificate, 2013

English, French

Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA)

International Trademark Association (INTA)

European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA)

The Association of European Trade Mark Owners (Marques)

BSc (Hons), University of Surrey, Law and French, 1996