Cordelia Payne leads the team at Acuity Law with her expertise across an extensive variety of contentious and non-contentious matters. The team more broadly operates across the pharmaceutical, fashion, and automotive sectors, advising a range of clients on a diverse scope of IP mandates, from commercialisation to portfolio management.
Testimonials
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‘The team are very responsive and have a great understanding of our business and it's needs. They make sure they understand the issue and context. This can be very helpful as this leads to possible alternatives not originally thought of.’
‘Wide range of legal services catering for various business needs.'
'An overall progressive approach towards law and legal issues.'
'Ostensibly good female representation of lawyers.'
'Transparent approach towards legal fees and generally reasonable fees.’
‘High competency levels and expertise. Generally quick turnaround time. Overall, personable approach towards client needs, with a high degree of professionalism.'
Key clients
- AU Vodka Limited
- BIPV Limited
- Tracie Giles Limited
- She’s Electric Live Limited
- Initiative Earth Limited
- Hygienic Waste Co. Limited
- Birmingham County Football Club
- Alice Naylor-Leyland Limited
- F-Lux Activewear Limited
- Alma de Ace Limited
- Elizabeth Day
- REDA Industrial Materials FZE
- Portman Healthcare Limited
- One Rebel Limited
- Luther Pendragon Holdings
- Lux Group Holdings
- Really Epic Dog Limited
- Richard Mire
Work highlights
- Defended Mrs Alice successfully against claims of registered and unregistered design right and copyright infringement and passing off made by Soane Limited, in protracted open and without prejudice correspondence, allowing Mrs Alice to continue selling the allegedly infringing products and not having to pay any settlement sums in order to do so.
- Advising leading Wales-based UK manufacturer BIPVCo in ongoing EU trade mark disputes with a Scandinavian company since 2020 over the use of various brand names.
- Acting for PR agency Luther Pendragon Holdings in relation to the filing and subsequent opposition of its EU trade mark application for its name, which was challenged by a law firm of a similar name in Germany.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Cordelia Payne