Mathys & Squire LLP supports clients throughout the entire lifecycle of their trade mark requirements. This offering includes representation in contentious matters before UK and European courts, such as in opposition proceedings, and the team is also handling an increasing number of filings. Helen Cawley joined the firm from D Young & Co LLP in September 2023 and now sits as the team’s practice head with substantial expertise in trade mark prosecution and portfolio management. Rebecca Tew heads up the Birmingham office with notable experience in policing and enforcement strategies. Other key members of the team include Margaret Arnott, who is sought after by clients in the automotive, oil and gas, food and beverage, clothing, e-commerce, charity, and technology sectors, and Gary Johnston, who handles anti-counterfeiting issues.
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‘Gary Johnston has oodles of experience and is sensible and commercial.’
'As a tech-start, I have a lot of questions and find Mathys & Squire LLP to be supportive, available, and interested in supporting the business to grow. I will not hesitate to recommend them as they help to demystify legal jargon and give us the confidence that we are taking all the necessary steps to protect the IP in our business.'
‘Harry Rowe is fantastic and really helps us to secure trade marks and to pursue other IP protections. Harry has integrity and is genuinely interested in our business, which is a tech-start with ambition for global growth and societal change. He gets the importance of the latter also. He helps us to map a pathway forward to support our business to grow.'
- 'Harry Rowe has excellent communication skills, often having to translate complicated legal agreements for me in a way that I will understand them. He makes sure to get a very clear understanding of what's unique about our business and can think laterally to identify issues that might become an issue for us in the future.'
Clients clés
- The Tate Gallery
- House of Lords and House of Commons
- Ferrari
- Harley-Davidson
- Kenwood Limited (De’Longhi)
- The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
- John Cotton Group
- The British Tourist Authority
- Wacoal EMEA Ltd/Eveden Inc.
- UK Health Security Agency
Points forts
- Represented Wacoal EMEA/Eveden Inc in achieving an amicable settlement with Slam Jam S.R.L. with regards to the use and registration of various “PHANTASY”.
- Acting for John Cotton Group in successfully opposing the registration of the mark SNUGGLEMORE based on its registered rights in the mark SNUGGLEDOWN.
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Responsable de la pratique
Helen Cawley
Autres avocats clés
Margaret Arnott; Gary Johnston; Harry Rowe; Rebecca Tew