Wiggin LLP
Described as a ‘incredibly innovative’, Wiggin LLP pulls together a strong offering with expertise in areas including brand protection matters, such as trade mark litigation and portfolio management issues; advisory, transactional and commercial copyright work; and patent litigation. The practice has a focus on mandates at the nexus of IP and the digital space. Ted Shapiro and Carina Gommers co-head the practice and are described as a ’great duo’; Shapiro is well versed in international and European copyright law, while Gommers receives plaudits for her knowledge of IP rights litigation. Carl De Meyer‘s extensive experience extends to patent and contractual disputes involving human olfaction issues. Peter Dawson manages a variety of global IP portfolios for major brands. Eva De Pauw and Sunniva Hansson are further names to note.
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Testimonials
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‘Carina Gommers is a highly knowledgeable and respected trade mark expert.’
‘The Wiggin team are pragmatic, have an encyclopaedic knowledge and know very well what they are doing.'
‘Ted Shapiro and Carina Gommers are a great duo.'
‘Professional and responsive.’
'The team at Wiggin are incredibly innovative, they always come up with out-of-the-box solutions to IP problems. Further, they are always proactive and practical in their advice.'
'Peter Dawson is dynamic and energetic and always has creative ways of solving problems.'
Key clients
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Motion Picture Association (Brussels)
- Vlisco
- Superdry
- Samsung
- Tunstall
- bet365
- Sanluc
- Netflix
- Rituals
- Banijay Group
- Wargaming
- Palace Skateboards
- University of Oxford & Oxford University Press
- Microsoft Corporation
- Sage Group plc
- Signify
- Gigi
- Athena Cosmetics
Work highlights
- Successfully assisting leading tele healthcare provider Tunstall to assert its exclusive patent rights in a proprietary digital communication protocol.
- Managing Banijay Group’s 2000 strong worldwide trade mark portfolio – handling all EU, Benelux, UK and WIPO matters directly and managing registry disputes and litigation in various jurisdictions around the world.
- Handling ongoing work for the Motion Picture Association which involves the provision of regular legal advice in connection with EU legislative proposals, EU regulatory matters, and copyright cases before the Court of Justice.
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Ted Shapiro, Carina Gommers