Insight, innovation and expertise in trade marks, passing off, designs, copyright and database rights.
Our advisers act on domestic and international projects of all shapes and sizes, working with many of the leading names across this diverse sector. Browse our experience below, or use the filters to look-up recent work in particular geographies and legal disciplines.
Starship Technologies Group
Advised Starship Technologies Group on road traffic laws, data protection laws and the telecommunication regulatory and liability aspects surrounding the operation of autonomous last mile delivery robots to deliver parcels on public roads and pedestrian ways in Europe and Asia.
Advised Interflora in a case relating to the use of Interflora as an AdWord in the Google advertising programme (High Court 2009, 2013 and 2014; CJEU 2011; Court of Appeal 2012 and 2014)
Advised Arkance Systems Netherlands B.V., a Dutch software provider, on potential copyright infringement and unfair competition issues concerning icons used in their InfraCAD software, including guidance on software-related intellectual property infringement and slaafse nabootsing under Dutch law.
Advising Irish healthcare company on Trade Mark registration and brand protection.
Advised a US based smart home technology manufacturer regarding the infringement of its patented automated window screen roller product.
Advising Brainlabs, a digital marketing company, on strategic intellectual property matters globally, including trade mark filing strategies, trade portfolio management, trade mark opposition and enforcement matters and UDRP complaints.
Successfully defending US fashion brand RIVINGTONROIREBIS, LLC’s UK trade mark application for ‘123’ in opposition proceedings by French fashion house Etam based on its ‘Maison123’ brand, including conducting Hearing before UKIPO.
Advised JISC, the leading UK digital solutions provider, on drafting a participation agreement for various universities to access and use Oracle Java.
Advising a manufacturer of software for end-to-end solutions for designers, manufacturers and retailers on promoting its loan calculation tool and on legal questions in copyright disputes.
Advised an online platform on intellectual property law, particularly implementing the DSM copyright directive 2019/790.
Our expertise, at your disposal
With over 490 partners and 3000 people around the world, we are well-placed to support you across a full range of legal and advisory services.
Legal Director
EmailFabian advises companies in all areas of intellectual property law, with a focus on trademark law, unfair competition and the protection of trade secrets. He regularly advises on strategic IP portfolio management, IP contracting and enforcement of IP rights in various scenarios.
Partner
EmailNils heads the German IP practice, and is also a co-lead for our global AI proposition. He focuses on digital transformation, Artificial Intelligence & data, media & advertising as well as brand consultancy, including the protection, use and enforcement of IP rights.
Legal Director
EmailEmily 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.
Managing Senior Associate
EmailKaty is an intellectual property lawyer, advising clients on the protection, enforcement and defence of their IP rights worldwide.
Senior Associate
EmailLaura-Charlotte advises on intellectual property matters and unfair competition law.
Associate
EmailHannah is a contentious intellectual property specialist with particular expertise in the life sciences sector. She provides strategic advice to clients on complex patent disputes, brand protection and trade mark, copyright and designs litigation.
Managing Senior Associate
EmailRob advises clients in the retail, luxury, and tech sectors on the protection and enforcement of all aspects of their IP rights. He specialises in disputes concerning trade marks, copyright, designs, confidential information, and domain disputes.
Orbital has built specific workflows for Scottish commercial real estate work, built around Scots Law and Scottish real estate practice
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised Penta Real Estate on its investment into a landmark £230 million-plus joint venture with Staycity Group and advised the joint venture on the financing arrangements for the development, which will deliver a 350-room Wilde aparthotel in the heart of London's Farringdon district.
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised manufacturing companies PROXMUS and Promus on the sale of their businesses to CGH Innovation, one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of steel tanks and a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital, a global private equity firm headquartered in Miami.
Tom Nener
Partner, Co-Head of Intellectual Property
