England - London • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)

J A Kemp

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J A Kemp has offices located across the UK, including in London, Oxford, Cambridge, as well as in Paris and Munich. The team advises clients on a wide range of trade mark strategy matters, including filing, defending, and opposing applications in the UK, Europe, and globally. Its impressive client roster includes domestic corporations, start-ups, spin-outs, and growing businesses, as well as international corporations and prestigious academic institutions; it is also regularly instructed by US, Japanese, and Scandinavian clients. ‘Outstanding’ trade mark lead James Fish also heads up the firm’s Paris-based trade mark practice, and Tom Albertini chairs the designs offering. Other key names of note include Ben Mooneapillay in Oxford, and he supports clients in the luxury goods, entertainment, sports, food, fashion, and gaming sectors, and Charlotte Stirling in London, who handles the entire lifecycle of trade mark-related mandates.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'James Fish is always outstanding.'

  • 'James Fish is the top man, and he has always been superbly helpful.'

  • ‘A friendly and commercially pragmatic team.'

  • ‘Ben Mooneapillay is a highly-experienced and user-friendly attorney. He is responsive and provides excellent advice.'

  • 'Scott Gardiner is friendly and highly knowledgeable.’

  • ‘Efficient and highly skilled team.'

  • ‘Charlotte Stirling is very responsive and knowledgeable.’

Key clients

  • Adidas
  • Antonio Puig
  • Boardriders IP Holdings
  • Burts Snacks
  • Courtauld Institute of Art
  • Diversey
  • Fiit
  • GW Pharma
  • Halewood Artisanal Spirits
  • Hunter Douglas Industries
  • Lola's Cupcakes
  • Mintel Group
  • MIPS
  • Nominet UK
  • Oxford Nanopore Technologies
  • Ricoh
  • Rotary International
  • Seiko Holdings
  • Sensyne Health Group
  • The Hershey Company
  • The Royal British Legion
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

James Fish, Tom Albertini

Other key lawyers

Ben Mooneapillay, Charlotte Stirling, Aaron Newell, Scott Gardiner, Stephen Hodsdon