Mathew Healey > Bates Wells > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Bates Wells Offices
10 QUEEN STREET PLACE
LONDON
EC4R 1BE
England
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Mathew Healey
Work Department
Trade Marks and Patent Attorney, Copyright and Design
Position
Mathew is a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney and heads up our trade marks team. He has over 20 years’ experience of assisting clients with registration and protection of their intellectual property rights.
Along with the rest of Bates Wells’ trade marks team, Mathew specialises in helping charities and social enterprises with their brand protection. He has particular expertise in the management of large international trade mark portfolios, and the effective resolution of trade mark disputes without resorting to court action. He also assists conventional businesses, particularly in the technology sector.
Mathew’s current and past clients include organizations as diverse as the organizing committees of various Olympic and Paralympic Games, Nokia, Sightsavers, Shelter, Adidas, GlaxoSmithKline,, Philips, Choose Love, Samaritans, the Children’s Society, the charitable organizations of members of the Royal Family, and many others.
Career
- Qualified as a UK and European registered trade mark attorney in 2004
- Joined Bates Wells Braithwaite in 2009
Languages
French
Memberships
- Member of the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys
Education
- University of Oxford, BA (Hons) in Philosophy, Politics and Economics
Leisure
Mediocre footballer, musician and scrabble player
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
(Leading partners)The branding and trade mark team at Bates Wells has a notable roster of impact economy clients, including charities, non-profit organisations, and commercial companies. It is well equipped to handle a broad range of mandates, including trade mark clearance, registration, and portfolio management, transactional work, and contentious matters. The group is also increasingly active in critical campaigning and the related IP issues. ‘Go-to trade mark expert’ Mathew Healey heads up the team with cross-border expertise and significant experience in trade mark licensing matters. The ‘excellent’ Catharina Waller is another key member of the team who is active in rebranding and protection programmes.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- PATMA: Trade mark attorneys London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Public sector > Electoral
- Employment > Immigration
- Employment > Immigration: human rights
- Employment > Immigration: personal
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
Firm Rankings
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Theatre, publishing and other media
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Public sector > Education: institutions
- Public sector > Education: schools
- Public sector > Local government
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Employment > Senior executives
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Industry focus > TMT
- Employment > Employers
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market