Emily specialises in intellectual property disputes and advice, with a particular focus on brand enforcement and the creative rights. She has advised clients on their rights in relation to trade marks, advertising compliance, databases, misuse of confidential information, copyright, designs and patents.

Emily's experience

  • Advising an FMCG company on its pilot project to develop Advanced Process Control for its factories. APC refers to a broad range of technologies within industrial process control systems. The pilot involves integrating adaptive self learning and self optimising control systems into factories to reduce energy and raw material usage during production.

  • Advised an international UK airport on advertising for net-zero targets and associated carbon reduction initiatives such as sustainable aviation fuel. The campaign was launched across the airport’s terminals and on social media.

  • Advised the operator of a British airport express rail service on ad hoc advertising queries, providing copy clearance advice and assisting in dealing with ASA complaints.

  • Acted for a retailer in an IPEC claim concerning allegations of copyright and trade mark infringement relating to the lightning bolt imagery on David Bowie's Aladdin Sane album cover.

Out-Law / Insight by Emily Swithenbank

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