Anna Copeman > Dentons > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Dentons
ONE FLEET PLACE
LONDON
EC4M 7WS
England
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Work Department

Technology media and telecoms.

Position

Anna is a partner in and Co-head of Dentons’ Intellectual Property practice for the UK, Ireland and Middle East. Anna specializes in all aspects of intellectual property law, both contentious and non-contentious. She advises clients on the strategic protection and exploitation of their valuable intellectual property portfolios, managing global brand enforcement programmes for many clients in a wide range of different industries and sectors. Anna acts for clients on a wide range of commercial projects monetising their brands and products such as global franchising, distribution and manufacturing arrangements and also the acquisition and disposal of high value IP portfolios. Anna advises on cutting edge matters involving the deployment of next generation technologies such as digital assets, including NFTs and metaverse issues.

On the contentious side, Anna has litigated at all levels of the English courts, often in parallel with litigations conducted by our other global offices. She also regularly works with clients to resolve matters through strategic settlements at an early stage. This year she protected Colin the Caterpillar for M&S in the “cake wars” litigation, and is also defending American Eagle Outfitters in a complex litigation arising out of a trade mark coexistence agreement. Anna heads up our Trade Mark Prosecution team, who work side by side with our litigators and commercial lawyers to give the very best protection for brands across the board.

Career

Trained Dentons, qualified 2008, partner 2015.

Education

Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University (BA Hons 2004); BPP Law School (LPC 2006); University of Oxford (postgraduate diploma 2009).

Leisure

Swimming, travelling, karaoke.

Lawyer Rankings

London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys

Dentons has a strong reputation in international, strategic portfolio management, which encompasses litigation, advisory work, transactional matters, and undertaking prosecutions. The team strongly benefits from the firm’s global network of offices, enabling it to seamlessly handle cross-border and multi-jurisdictional matters. Anna Copeman chairs the trade mark practice and jointly leads the IP team, and she is regularly active in contentious proceedings and brand enforcement mandates. Anna Brown is another core team member and her client roster includes global companies, governmental departments, and tech companies, as well as start-ups.

London > Industry focus > Retail and consumer

Dentons’ multi-disciplinary retail team advises large retailers, brands, restaurants and franchises based in the UK across the full range of retail and consumer work, including technology, real estate matters, data and cybersecurity issues, outsourcing, and employment matters. James Batham, a seasoned real estate litigator, now co-heads the practice alongside Scott Singer, whose workload covers commercial contracts, IT, and data privacy law for household retailers in the food and fashion sectors. Intellectual property mandates are handled by Anna Copeman, while Tristan Jonckheer is recommended for his work in the TMT and financial services sectors.

London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design

The ‘excellent’ practice at Dentons offers a full IP service, acting for household names in trade mark prosecution matters, as well as being involved in numerous High Court proceedings in recent years. The practice is also noted for its global reach. Practice head Anna Copeman handles a variety of contentious matters, alongside managing international brand licensing and franchising agreements for American Eagle Outfitters. Senior associate Jennifer Cass advises clients on a spread of contentious and transactional matters, while James Marsden has recently handled IP enforcement and licensing advisory work for numerous clients.