D Young & Co LLP
Client SatisfactionD Young & Co LLP has offices in London, Southhampton, and Munich and endeavours to provide clients with a seamless pan-European trade mark offering, including support with filing and enforcement mandates, and frequently appearing before the UKIPO and EUIPO. Trade mark litigation expert Tamsin Holman sits at the helm of the department with expertise in international disputes, and solicitor Anna Reid is a key member of her team. Richard Burton boasts expertise in handling large trade mark portfolios, while the ‘excellent’ Gemma Kirkland is skilled in advising on trade mark filing strategies and cancellation actions.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘A tightly run and highly competent team that is on hand to provide concise commercial advice in a timely manner.’
‘Gemma Kirkland is an excellent, proactive, pragmatic and highly responsive practitioner.’
‘The team at DY are fully committed to working with the client in any way the client wishes. In respect to our relationship with DY, it is more like a partnership with seamless integration between our in-house team and the DY Team.’
‘Gemma Kirkland and Tamsin Holman have great attention to detail and give pragmatic advice. They understand the client's business and the pressures that in-house counsel face.'
‘The trademark team at D Young & Co is brilliant. They are knowledgeable, professional, friendly, and responsive. Matthew Dick is my number one go-to trade mark lawyer in the UK.'
‘Matthew Dick is personable, knowledgeable, professional, with sharp analytical skills, business oriented and pragmatic, and Anna Reid is an up-and-coming young partner who has done stellar work for clients. Also knowledgeable, professional, analytical and responsive.'
‘A team of bright young lawyers with creative and effective ideas to solve any trade mark problem.’
‘I have had the pleasure of working with some of the talented professionals at D Young and can only have words of praise and commendation for the work of Richard Burton and Anna Reid.'
Key clients
- Adele
- AkzoNobel
- Al Futtaim
- American Eagle
- Arm
- Avis Budget
- Avon Rubber Limited
- Bugatti International SA
- Burger King
- Ceuta Group
- Church & Dwight
- Continental
- Cosmetic Warriors (Lush)
- Crockett & Jones Shoes
- Ferrari
- Fifty Shades Ltd
- Games Global
- Gaz & Jo Intellectual Property Holdings
- Global Blue
- Grays of Cambridge
- Groupe Canal+
- Guiness World Records
- Hard Rock
- Heineken
- Hubbell
- Johnson & Johnson
- La Perla Beauty
- Lenovo
- LG Corporation
- Link Scheme Limited
- Marriott Hotels
- Meta
- Metro Bank
- Microgaming
- Naked Juice
- ProPharma Group
- Qualcomm
- Rolex
- Skechers
- SOP International Limited
- Sunseeker International
- Swarovski
- Teva Pharmaceuticals
- The Dow Chemical Company
- The Prodigy
- The Shard
- Tropic Skincare Ltd
- Turnbull & Asser
- UPS
- Uswitch
Work highlights
- Acting for Marriott in UK High Court proceedings in relation to alleged trade mark infringement and passing off.
- Representing Industrial Cleaning Equipment (Southampton) in successful IPEC proceedings and a subsequent successful appeal to the Court of Appeal in a trade mark infringement case.
- Representing Instagram in trade mark matters before the UKIPO and advising on UK infringement and enforcement matters.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Tamsin Holman