D Young & Co LLP
Client SatisfactionA ‘highly professional and specialised IP firm’, D Young & Co LLP pairs its experience before the EUIPO, UKIPO, and German courts with its capabilities in the design area and portfolio management. Heading up the group is Tamsin Holman, who is noted for her expertise on the contentious side and often incorporates cross-border work into her arsenal of mandates. Matthew Dick hones in on the field of trade marks, while Anna Reid is well-versed in representing clients in the IPEC in relation to a diverse host of issues. Gemma Kirkland is noted for her strengths in global portfolio management and matters in the UKIPO.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘D Young has two main features, which are it was one of the first patent and trademark agencies to incorporate first rate IP litigation solicitors, and its international reach.'
‘Tamsin Holman is a very experienced litigator and she has benefited from important flow of work from the US. Very knowledgeable of very different jurisdictions, and of how to instruct and coordinate foreign lawyers.’
‘D Young is a highly professional and specialised IP firm, both in relation to prosecution and litigation.'
'The people are kind, helpful, and know how to act quickly, commercially, and to the point with a proper understanding of the client's needs.’
‘I have been working with a number of people at D Young, including partners Tamsin Holman and Anna Reid. They are excellent lawyers in all aspects.'
'I feel very comfortable when working with them knowing that my clients are taken vary good care of.’
Key clients
- Abiomed
- AkzoNobel
- Al Futtaim
- Arm
- Burger King
- Ceuta Group
- Cosmetic Warriors
- Crockett & Jones Shoes
- Grays of Cambridge
- Groupe Canal+
- Hard Rock International
- Hubbell
- Industrial Cleaning Equipment
- Gaz & Jo Intellectual Property Holdings
- Johnson & Johnson
- LG Corporation
- Marriott Hotels
- Metro Bank
- Naked Juice
- Qualcomm
- Skechers
- SOP International Limited
- Sunseeker International
- The Dow Chemical Company
- Tropic Skincare Ltd
- UPS
- Teva Pharmaceuticals
- GKN Aerospace
Work highlights
- Representing Industrial Cleaning Equipment (Southampton) in successful IPEC proceedings and subsequent successful appeal to the Court of Appeal in a trade mark infringement case.
- Acting for TEVA UK Limited in High Court proceedings relating to a trade mark infringement case.
- Acting for the claimant, Skechers, in a rare design case in relation to three UK registered designs before IPEC.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Tamsin Holman