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

Boult Wade Tennant LLP

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Boult Wade Tennant LLP has offices across the UK, Germany, and Spain, with a new office in Munich, and this ensures the firm is well-positioned to provide a seamless European trade mark offering to its clients. The practice handles the filing of trade mark applications, protection of large portfolios, and brand protection matters, as well as representing clients before the UKIPO and EPO in prosecution and defending opposition and prosecuting appeals. Rachel Conroy sits at the helm of the department. Emma Pitcher assists clients in India, while Catherine Wolfe has expertise in advising clients in China. In team news, Emily Scott and Connor Thorogood were both promoted to the partnership in November 2022, while Michael Mair joined a German IP firm Nordemann in April 2023.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'Anusha Arunasalam stands out amongst other partner level trademark practitioners as she is responsive, provides excellent advice efficiently, proactively considers the implications of the options for proceeding, and knows the questions that should be asked and answers those in order to give complete advice and recommendations.'
  • Felicity Hide is a superstar in the field of trademarks in the UK and EU. For "bet the company" types of trademark matters, she is my go-to practitioner. Her knowledge, analysis and reasoning far surpass others in the industry. She has excellent writing skills combined with superior oral communication with Examiners and opposing counsel. Felicity is also a wonderful human being that cares about her clients and as a result develops lasting relationships.'
  • 'Clients love Tony Pluckrose for his enthusiasm for the practice and his excellent abilities to distill complex matters down into understandable options for clients.'
  • Rachel Conroy is a gem, providing superb advice and management of trademark matters.'
  • 'Tony Pluckrose is the consummate professional and a real gentleman (in every sense of the word). Tony leads the trade mark team who support us in managing our global trade mark portfolio and Tony's style is evident in the work that team produces and the service they provide to us. Tony's years of experience, insight and connections always provide us with excellent advice on a range of trade mark scenarios, most of which he has dealt with in his career and can draw on past experience to provide tailored advice to suit our needs.'
  • Tony Pluckrose and the team he has trained may be relied upon to achieve outstanding results in matters of all types. In addition, they are genuinely good people. Of particular note are Rachel Conroy, who leads the trade marks team, and Catherine Wolfe, who is one of the firm's most experienced partners.  Both Rachel and Catherine are really excellent - providing timely and fantastic legal advice on complex issues.  I would not hesitate to refer clients to them both (and do so frequently).'
  • 'I think very highly of Tony Pluckrose and Emma Pitcher. I particularly value their thoughtful and team player approach to cases.  I also rate very highly the super experienced Catherine Wolfe and young but very able Connor Thorogood.  They are all very bright and knowledgeable.
  • 'The BWT trade mark cohort are brilliant.'

Key clients

  • Standard International Management, LLC
  • Compassion, Inc.
  • Spel Products
  • Bauer Radio
  • GOR20
  • John Guest International
  • Corporation and Reliance Worldwide Corporation
  • Atmos Nation LLC
  • Venpowa
  • International Drinks
  • Beckman Coulter
  • Move AI
  • Chapel Down
  • Pink Floyd

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Rachel Conroy

Other key lawyers

Emma Pitcher, Catherine Wolfe, Tony Pluckrose, Anusha Arunasalam, Felicity Hide, Michael Maier, Connor Thorogood, Emily Scott