Recent trade marks experience
Here are brief details of some recent work by Pinsent Masons'
Trade Marks and Designs Unit.
- Acting on behalf of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc in the
filing and defence of a number of trade mark opposition and
invalidity actions across the globe, including Community Trade Mark
Oppositions on behalf of Direct Line Insurance plc, Coutts Bank plc
and other companies within the RBS group. Filing trade mark
applications on behalf of National Westminster Bank plc and
providing advice in relation to the protection of the well known
Churchill brand and various advertising campaigns.
- Management of Adams Childrenswear Limited's worldwide trade
mark portfolio including providing full trade mark attorney
services and advice on a worldwide rebranding exercise.
- Provision of trade mark attorney services on a worldwide basis
to Nanjing Automotive (Group) Corporation in relation to the MG
brand, including the recordal of the global assignment of this
brand, amongst others.
- Administration of the trade mark portfolio of Switch Card
Services Limited on a worldwide basis, including the maintenance
and enforcement of the Switch and Solo brands in relation to
financial and debit card services.
- Filing trade mark and design applications in the European Union
and across the globe for The Denby Pottery Company Limited.
- Provision of advice and protecting trade marks connected to the
London Fashion Week on behalf of the British Fashion Council.
- Provision of trade mark attorney services to charitable
organisations such as the PDSA, Epilepsy Action, Crisis and
government departments such as the Department for the Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs, the Department for Education and Skills and
the Department for Work and Pensions.
- Provision of trade mark attorney services and management of
Trade Mark Portfolios of Enterprise Inns plc, ScS Upholstery plc,
3663, Kall Kwik Printing (UK) Limited, Wing Yip plc and Jacuzzi
Inc.
- Provision of trade mark attorney services to sporting
organisations and football clubs such as Sunderland Association
Football Club Limited and West Bromwich Albion Football Club
Limited.
- Management of Trade Mark portfolios and filing trade mark
applications on a UK, European and worldwide basis (including
certification and collective trade mark applications) for central
government departments, local government organisations and
councils, universities (including advice to "spin off" companies")
and regional development organisations.
- Filing trade mark applications on behalf of clients and clients
of Trade Mark Attorney practices from across the globe and in
particular from such practices based in the Australia, Canada,
China, France, Hong Kong, Israel, New Zealand, Peru, Sweden, Saudi
Arabia, South Africa, Singapore, Turkey and United States.
- Filing and prosecuting Community, UK and International Trade
Mark applications, opposition, invalidity and revocation actions
(some of the first filed) and management of opposition and
invalidity actions in the United States, China, Denmark, France,
Germany, Greece, India, Latvia, Pakistan, Portugal, Spain,
Slovakia, Switzerland, Taiwan and Turkey, including a successful
appeal of an opposition to the German Patent Court on behalf of
numerous clients.
Contact: Lindsey Wrenn (Leeds, 0113 244 5000) or John Salmon (Glasgow, 0141 248 4858)
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