With a team of trade mark attorneys and solicitors, Bristows LLP provides clients with an all-encompassing trade mark offering, advising on the registration of rights to their protection and enforcement through litigation both in the UK and the EU. This includes assistance with clearance searches, advertising, and representation before trade mark registries in disputes. The hospitality, technology, and telecoms sectors remain areas of growth for the department.��Paul Jordan and Nellie Jackson jointly lead the practice with the support of Ian Gruselle, who is well placed to handle worldwide trade mark portfolios.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘A strong and responsive trade mark team.'
‘Saaira Gill is super responsive and always distils complex trade mark questions into simple components so that we can make decisions.’
‘The team are all very approachable and advise in a very human and accessible manner.’
‘Jennifer Noel is great, very hands-on and gives advice clearly and to the point.’
‘You can always trust on a short response time. All results are always provided ahead of deadlines so time pressure is avoided.’
‘Sarah Husslein answers comprehensively and quickly. She anticipates the questions you may have already in her first response.’
'Easy-going and approachable team to work with. We feel comfortable trusting them on our matters and leaning on them for advice and recommendations on brand protection.'
Key clients
- BAFTA
- Edgewell
- H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB
- Intercontinental Hotels Group
- 30 Airways
- Kantar
- LADbible
- Lebara Group
- McDonald’s
- New Zealand Rugby Union Incorporated
- Nio Nextev
- On Cloud
- Rocco Forte Hotels
- The Financial Times
- The Guardian
- The Wine Society
- WPP Group
- Malmaison Hotels
- Dentsply Sirona
- Diageo
- Krispy Kreme
Work highlights
- Advising Lebara on an ongoing dispute with Deutsche Telekom AG regarding DTAG’s registration and enforcement of its colour magenta trade mark in the EU and Benelux.
- Represented MacDonald’s in successful legal proceedings to enforce rights in ‘Mac’, ‘Mc-‘ prefixed marks and the strapline, “I’m Lovin’ It”.
- Assisted Nio Nextev with conducting settlement negotiations with third parties and achieved a successful outcome.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Paul Jordan, Nellie Jackson