Nellie Jackson > Bristows LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Bristows LLP Offices
100 VICTORIA EMBANKMENT
LONDON
EC4Y 0DH
England
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Nellie Jackson
Work Department
Brands, Designs and Copyright
Position
Nellie joined Bristows as a partner in July 2021 and is part of the brands, designs & copyright team. Nellie has specialised in intellectual property since 2000. Her experience covers all aspects of trade marks and designs (both contentious and non-contentious), with particular expertise in brand protection and exploitation, the management of both local and international trade mark and design portfolios, global brand launches and restructuring, and advertising and marketing regulation and clearance. Nellie also has experience in dealing with anti-counterfeiting actions and preparing commercial agreements relating to the development and exploitation of IP.
Nellie acts for a broad client base including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and major brand owners in the consumer products, hospitality and leisure, food and drink, technology and media sectors. She has also gained valuable industry experience through in-house secondments to Diageo plc, Sara Lee and McDonald’s Europe as IP Counsel, primarily assisting with and managing the respective global and/or European trade mark portfolios.
Career
Nellie is dual qualified in England, Wales and New Zealand, and is an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys.
- BA (English Literature), Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
- LLB, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
- Qualified as a Barrister and Solicitor (New Zealand) 2002
- Qualified as a Trade Mark & Patent Attorney (New Zealand & Australia) 2005
- Qualified as a Solicitor (England & Wales) 2008
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
Bristows LLP’s team consists of UK and EU trade mark attorneys, litigation solicitors, and other overseas-qualified lawyers who all assist with the management of global IP portfolios and advise on the entire spectrum of trade mark mandates, including brand creation, clearance searches, licensing, and disputes before trade mark registries and the courts. The team has witnessed growth in instructions from clients in the hospitality, technology, and telecoms sectors, and continues to frequently represent clients before the UKIPO and EPO. Ian Gruselle sits at the helm of the trade marks department and is supported by Nellie Jackson, who has expertise in brand protection, exploitation matters, portfolio management, and IP-related disputes. In July 2022, Abigail Wise joined Lewis Silkin.
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
Praised as a ‘tremendous’ practice, Bristows LLP’s broad IP offering is noted for its expertise in the technology, life science and consumer products sectors. Matthew Warren, Paul Jordan and Ian Gruselle lead the practice, with the former possessing considerable expertise in advising clients on publishing transactions in relation to the academic and educational sector. ‘Rock star’ Jordan undertakes significant brand portfolio work and trade mark registry disputes. Other names to note include ‘creative’ Jeremy Blum, who specialises in contentious IP and advises on a full spectrum of trade mark, copyright and design matters. ‘Efficient’ Simon Clark is vastly experienced in the litigation sphere, focusing on digital and online issues, such as copyright and database rights. Further bolstering the practice is Richard Dickinson, who is well-versed in handling commercial transactions and advisory work, and Nellie Jackson, who has a wealth of experience in brand protection and exploitation, international trade mark portfolio management, and IP disputes.
Lawyer Rankings
- Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
- PATMA: Trade mark attorneys London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
- Industry focus > TMT
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Employment > Employers