England - London • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
K&L Gates LLP
K&L Gates LLP’s IP practice routinely handles trade mark portfolio management for household name brands, as well as litigation and copyright strategy, among other matters. The department is active across an array of sectors, including luxury goods, technology and consumer electronics. Practice head Arthur Artinian acts for high profile brands on global IP strategy, transactions and disputes. Associate Simon Casinader’s expertise includes the prosecution and enforcement of IP protection strategies, while associate Serena Totino, who is dual qualified in Italy and England, is active on transactional IP matters. Fellow associate Georgina Rigg is another key contact in the group.
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Key clients
- Nike
- Coty
- Aman Hotels Group
- TripAdvisor
- Wella Company
- Ralph Lauren
- Tateossian
- Furla
- Renzo Piano
- Cardtronics
- Coinbase
Work highlights
- Acting as Nike’s sole design counselling firm in the UK, to manage all design matters for all Nike business units including NIKE, JORDAN and CONVERSE, including prosecution, enforcement, litigation and strategy.
- Advising Coty on the global rollout of the Kylie Skin and Kylie Cosmetics businesses, following from our representation of the client in its $600m licensing and collaboration deal with Kylie Jenner.
- Acting as global IP counsel for Aman Hotels Group and managing the company’s entire global IP portfolio of trade marks and designs as well as advising on enforcement, domain name, litigation and licensing matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Arthur Artinian