Provided by Brandsmiths
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.
Provided by Chambers
Brandsmiths advised Gluck Health and its subsidiary the London Specialist Pharmacy on high-profile litigation relating to claims of breach of confidence against a former employee turned competitor.
Provided by Chambers
They are very good and very practical.
They are highly professional and talented folks, always great at staying on top of deadlines.
They have fantastic depth of knowledge across the team and a real willingness to work with the client to understand the business and therefore propose commercial solutions.
They are the real experts. IP is their sweet spot.
They are really trusted advisers. We really like working with them; they are really approachable and easy.
They are very good and very practical.
They are highly professional and talented folks, always great at staying on top of deadlines.
They have fantastic depth of knowledge across the team and a real willingness to work with the client to understand the business and therefore propose commercial solutions.
They are the real experts. IP is their sweet spot.
They are really trusted advisers. We really like working with them; they are really approachable and easy.
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Michael was very easy to work with, very business-oriented and very practical.
I want Michael on my side for anything requiring tricky arguments.
He is really supportive and really helpful.