Lewis Silkin’s IP practice assists its clients with the entire lifecycle of IP-related work. It manages IP portfolios for household names and multi-national clients, as well as trademark filings, anti-counterfeiting matters, and oppositions and disputes. Tom Gaunt leads the team, which was bolstered by the addition of legal director Abigail Wise from Bristows LLP in July 2022 and senior chartered trade mark attorney Erika Coccia from Marks & Clerk in May 2022. Nick Bowie has significant expertise in trade mark prosecution, online enforcement, and investigations.
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Key clients
- John Lewis
- DDB UK
- Airwair International
- Trustpilot
- Skyscanner
- Harvey Nichols & Co
- Swiss Mountain Rescue
- Secret Garden Party
- MW Eat
- Claranet Group
- RePizza
Work highlights
- Advising for Skyscanner Limited on managing its global trade mark portfolio, trade mark disputes, and overseeing its online brand enforcement globally.
- Assisted Swiss Mountain Rescue with its successful defence of UK Trade Mark Opposition No. OP000431572 against UK Application No. UK00003723956 for SWISS MOUNTAIN RESCUE logo, brought by the Swiss IP Federation.
- Advising Saga on all of its IP-related work, including trade mark and design clearance, filing and prosecution strategies in the UK and globally, and related IP disputes and enforcement matters.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Tom Gaunt