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Ms Jessica Le Gros

Work Department
Intellectual Property
Position
Jessica Le Gros heads Baker McKenzie’s Trade Mark Registration practice in London. She has extensive experience in intellectual property enforcement, particularly in trade mark infringement and customs matters. For two years, she served as operations manager for Unilever’s global trade mark portfolio. Jessica is a member of the European Communities Trade Mark Association and a qualified solicitor in New Zealand.
Jessica focuses her practice on global trade mark prosecution and advisory work for the Firm’s global and regional clients. She has particular experience implementing Baker McKenzie’s offshored portfolio management model, and refining innovative technological and process-based offerings to clients in the areas of clearance, filing acquisition and disposal of trade marks.
Memberships
- European Communities Trade Mark Association – Member
Education
- University of Auckland (LL.B., Honors) (1999)
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
Baker McKenzie covers the full gamut of trade mark, copyright, and design mandates, being active across a multitude of sectors from fashion and consumer goods to technology and financial services. The practice is steered by Ben Allgrove, who enjoys a strong grounding in copyright, AI, and intermediary liability, Jessica Le Gros, who is highly experienced at managing brand clearance and trade mark issues for a panoply of clients, and Rachael Wilkinson-Duffy, who strengthens the team with her contentious capabilities. Other names to note include John Groom, Julia Dickenson, and Natalie Ellerby.
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
The IP team at Baker McKenzie is well positioned to assist clients with their global portfolio management, with offices situated worldwide. The team also engages in the entire remit of trade mark-related mandates, including litigation, clearance, filing and prosecution, in addition to registration and disputes surrounding domain and company names. Additionally, it has substantial experience in representing clients before the High Court, IPEC, UKIPO, and the Appointed Persons. Jessica Le Gros leads the firm’s trade mark registration practice from London, with expertise in global prosecution proceedings, while Rachel Wilkinson-Duffy is sought after for her knowledge of global filing strategies and IP-related transactions. Nadine Archer is also a key member of the team.
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
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Customs and excise
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Corporate and commercial > International business reorganisations
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Industry focus > TMT
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Artificial intelligence
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Real estate > Environment
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Music
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Finance > Trade finance
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets: mid-large cap
- Risk advisory > ESG
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
- Finance > High yield
- Employment > Immigration
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Video games
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Real estate > Property finance
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- Finance > Securitisation
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation