Keltie

Keltie’s trade mark offering is broad ranging, and encompasses advice on prosecution, strategy, transactions, and enforcement matters. It also has a well-established Irish trade mark offering, and assists clients with online brand protection mandates, including domain name registration and renewal matters. The automotive, fashion, luxury goods, food and beverage, and consumer goods are all strong sectors for the department, which has seen an increase in instructions from clients in the sports and sustainability sectors; Manuela Macchi leads the firm’s sports trade mark practice. Co-head of the team Rosemary Cardas has expertise in the strategic management of global trade mark portfolios, and Alistair Gay also jointly leads the practice with significant experience in enforcement issues. Senior associate Jason Aghatise joined the team from Wynne-Jones, Laine & James in September 2022, while Azhar Sadique departed in March 2023 to join a technology start-up company.