United Kingdom - Wales • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Acuity Law
Led by Cordelia Payne, who divides her time between the firm’s Cardiff and London offices, the ‘very knowledgeable and responsive’ team at Acuity Law provides ‘proactive and solutions-driven advice’ to a private sector- focused client base on the protection, commercialisation and enforcement of their IPR. Much of Payne’s workload relates to contentious matters for retail clients, including on trade mark and passing off infringements, an area that, as well as UK-based work she also has expertise handling matters before the EUIPO. The arrival in January 2022 from Vistra Corporate Law of the ’very knowledgeable and hardworking’ Declan Goodwin strengthens the team’s ability to advise clients on the effective commercialisation of their IPR.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The team is very knowledgeable and responsive. They understand our business and provide proactive and solutions-driven advice.’
‘Declan Goodwin has been a star. He understands our business, is proactive, very knowledgeable and hardworking.’
Key clients
- AU Vodka Limited
- Alma de Ace Limited
- BIPVCo
- Elizabeth Day
- REDA Industrial Materials FZE
- Portman Healthcare Limited
- One Rebel Limited
- Luther Pendragon Holdings
- Arra Distribution Limited
- Really Epic Dog Limited
- DST Innovations Limited
- Richard Mire t/a RDM Creations
- Bluestone Resorts
- Guru Systems
Work highlights
- Acting for up-and-coming fashion brand, Alma de Ace, in a design right infringement claim against a major high street brand and plc which resulted in a favourable settlement to our client.
- Advising REDA Industrial Materials FZE, the Dubai based, international chemical distribution company on its brand protection matters for its expanding number of products with a particular focus on EU protection.
- Acting for premium, Welsh-based, vodka brand, AU Vodka in relation to a passing off claim against a competing Welsh vodka brand, NE10 Vodka, with a similar looking bottle and product.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Cordelia Payne