England - London • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Taylor Wessing LLP
Roland Mallinson leads the brand management practice at Taylor Wessing LLP, which is adept at assisting clients with clearing, protecting, exploiting, and enforcing brands across the globe. Its client roster encompasses companies in the technology, media, consumer and retail, and life sciences sectors. Qualified French trade mark attorney France Delord is a notable member of the team, which also saw the addition of Alison Cole in April 2022 from Murgitroyd, and she has extensive expertise in contentious and non-contentious trade mark-related matters, as well as commercial mandates, such as licensing.
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‘The team is made up of people with different backgrounds and qualifications, providing efficient advice at all levels of queries.’
Key clients
- William Grant & Sons
- The Bazooka Companies, Inc.
- Europcar Mobility Group
- Southampton Football Club
- Orange
- KPMG
- Myenergi Limited
Work highlights
- Acting for William Grant & Sons in a case against Lidl regarding its lookalike Hendrick's gin product sold by Lidl Gin.
- Advising The Bazooka Companies on the defence of its candy/confectionery product in the shape of a baby's bottle, which has been sold in the millions around the EU for many decades and has recently been threatened.
- Acting for Europcar Group on the management of the trade mark portfolio owned by various German entities.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Roland Mallinson