With offices in London, Oxford, Cambridge, Paris, and Munich, J A Kemp is well placed to obtain trade mark protection for a wide range of clients, including those from the US, Japan, and Scandinavia. James Fish sits at the helm of the practice with significant experience in conducting multi-jurisdictional clearance searching and filing strategies, while Tom Albertini leads the designs team. Charlotte Stirling handles contentious trade mark matters for start-ups, as well as household name clients. Another key name in the team is Oxford-based Ben Mooneapillay, whose client base consists of SMEs and large corporates in the luxury goods, entertainment, sports, food, fashion, and gaming sectors, to name a few.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘The JA Kemp team is remarkably responsive as well as being very authoritative in their field.’
‘We work primarily with Scott Gardiner, who is both extremely knowledgeable in his subject matter area and more responsive than any law firm partner I have ever worked with. What I particularly value is Scott's flexibility in proposing practical courses of action in light of fast changing circumstances.’
‘James Fish is the top man; truly excellent at his job, responsive, to the point.’
‘Of the counsel we use in the UK, the JA Kemp team provides the most business-oriented advice coupled with incisive analysis. The other aspect of their practice that we find helpful is their willingness to address problems quickly. They are some of the most responsive counsel we work with around the world.’
‘Aaron Newell has provided invaluable advice on UK practice. His insight and responsiveness are second-to-none.’
‘Timely, efficient, and knowledgeable.’
‘Charlotte Stirling has been outstanding to work with.’
Key clients
- Adidas
- Aqualisa
- Aston Martin Lagonda
- Arcturis Data
- Autovista
- Brother Industries
- Burts Snacks
- Cell Therapy Limited
- Cipla Limited
- Diomed Developments Limited
- Fiit
- Futurex
- Gate Gourmet Switzerland
- Halewood Artisanal Spirits
- Hunter Douglas Industries
- J K Rowling
- John Crabbie & Company
- JPMorgan Chase Bank
- Kikkoman
- Life Fitness
- Mahou San Miguel
- Mintel
- MIPS
- Nippon Steel
- Nominet
- Oxford Nanopore Technologies
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
- Replimune
- Repsol Energy
- Ricoh
- Roja Parfums
- Rotary International
- Saint-Gobain Construction Products
- Saks Fifth Avenue
- Sealed Air Corporation
- Seiko Group
- Shurtape Technologies
- StoneX Financial
- Swiss Re
- TaylorMade Golf Company
- The Hershey Company
- Royal British Legion
- Verona Pharma
- Vistamatic
- Walker Edison Furniture Company
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
James Fish