Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP‘s client bases includes SMEs and global businesses across a wide range of industries, including fashion, toys, automotive, and aerospace engineering. The team advises on the protection, maintenance, and enforcement of trade marks, and is also highly sought after for filing matters. Brand strategy expert Jason Dainty and Chris Morris, who is a key player in trade mark prosecution work, jointly head up the practice. Amanda Mallon is another key member of the team, frequently representing clients before the UKIPO and managing global trade mark portfolios. Brian Whitehead moved to a consultancy role in September 2023.
Testimonials
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‘HLK gets the job done and its results speak for themselves. HLK has achieved a 90%+ success rate in stopping third parties from infringing use of our trade marks. They have achieved unprecedented results for us against a number of large and small third-party infringers.'
‘I thoroughly enjoy working with Sanjeet Plaha. I know the HLK trade mark team has grown and won new clients during the time it has advised us, yet Sanjeet continues to provide consistent service and availability. We feel valued as a long-term client and not taken for granted.'
Key clients
- Wren Kitchens
- Tesco Stores Limited
Work highlights
- Represented Tesco in the highly publicised Lidl v Tesco case, which focused on Tesco’s revolutionary 'Clubcard Prices' offering that launched in September 2020.
- Representing Wren Kitchens in a High Court trade mark infringement matter relating to the parties' comparative advertising, where each compares against the market and each other.