UK Guide 2026 : London (Firms)
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Intellectual Property is the heart of Brandsmiths. Brandsmiths has considerable experience of high-profile litigation in the Appellant Courts, High Court, IPEC and before the registries. Main strengths are litigating trade mark, design, passing off, copyright and confidential information cases. That courtroom experience is also utilised to secure clients the best licensing, corporate and other IP related deals. Brandsmiths has recently represented clients in two Supreme Court cases on points of public importance including Lifestyle Equities v Amazon which is now the leading case on the interaction between territorial trade mark rights and global internet trade. Brandsmiths also successfully represented the owners of the iconic UMBRO brand in the Court of Appeal in a trade mark infringement case. That case is going to the Supreme Court in March 2025.
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Brandsmiths is recognised for its expertise in trade mark and copyright litigation concerning infringement, domain name disputes and counterfeit goods. The team is regularly instructed by household-name brands in media, technology, sports, fashion and leisure sectors.
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Brandsmiths acted for Hasbro Consumer Products Licensing in copyright, trade mark and passing off claims relating to the ownership of rights to
the Peppa Pig series and an action against Vietnamese children’s programme ‘Wolfoo’.
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Brandsmiths provide an excellent client service - their responsiveness and the content of their work is very impressive.
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Andrew Lee is very proactive and really good at the strategy of coordinating international matters.
Andy is a leader in IP in the UK, and his technical knowledge is second to none. His client skills are equally impressive and he always strives to achieve the best possible result for them.
Andy Lee is excellent in terms of getting team together, running the show and coming up with ideas. I would highly recommend for litigation and he is very good with clients.
Intellectual Property
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