England - London • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Wedlake Bell
Wedlake Bell LLP’s broad offering includes prosecution and advisory work, handling matters for a diverse range of clients across the retail, hotel and leisure sectors, alongside managing large-scale brands. Michael Gardner leads the team, with demonstrable experience in brand protection and trade mark prosecution matters bolstering the practice. Charlotte Wilding leads the firms international trade mark practice and is noted for her capabilities in handling company name disputes, domain name cases and copyright registration and protection mandates.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'A strong IP team headed up by Michael Gardner ensures a very focussed, client driven advice.'
- 'Mike Gardner is outstanding in how he works out a client's business needs and weaves the whole legal strategy and tactics around that.'
- 'They are quick to respond to enquiries and are always available.'
- 'Emilia Petrossian has a fire in her belly and makes sure no stone is left unturned.'
Key clients
- Tesco Stores Ltd
- Lacoste
- Warpaint Cosmetics (2014) Limited / Badgequo Limited / Round Hill Capital
- Warpaint Cosmetics (2014) Limited
- Reclaim The Media Ltd
- Circle Seas Ltd
- Universal Protein Supplements Corporation t/a Universal Nutrition
- Construction Skills Certification Scheme Limited
- Yellow Bulldog Ltd
- SHL Group Ltd
- Maldon Crystal Salt Company Ltd
Work highlights
- Providing ongoing advice to Tesco on its trading in parallel goods so as to prevent any infringement of IP rights.
- Advising Construction Skills Certification Scheme for all IP matters, including trade marks, company name disputes and domain name disputes to ensure safety is maintained in the construction industry.
- Assisting a longstanding cosmetic client with trade mark and copyright infringement in China.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Michael Gardner, Charlotte Wilding